This Saturday 12:30pm Chelsea play against Arsenal. Chelsea have won their last two games. Last weekend Chelsea beat Stoke 1 nil at Stamford Bridge in the 85 minute thanks to an Ashley Cole goal. Chelsea's recent victory was a 6 nil win against Wolves in the Capital One Cup. Arsenal snatched a point off Manchester City in a 1-1 draw through a Koscielny goal and few days before beat Southampton 6-1. In the 2011-12 season, this very fixture at Emirates ended in a goalless draw. But Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-3 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea sit 1 point clear at the top of the premier league table with 13 points a win against Arsenal would put Chelsea on 16 points. Chelsea and Arsenal results of last 4 games; Chelsea: DDWW Arsenal: WWWD Petr Cech, John Terry, Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Mikel, Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard were all rested in midweek by RDM against Wolves. They all return to face Arsenal. My Chelsea team line-up; ----------------Cech--------------- Ivanovic---David Luiz---Terry---Cole ----------Ramires---Mikel-------- -------Oscar---Mata---Hazard------ ---------------Torres--------------- Subs: Turnbull, Cahill, Bertrand, Romeu, Lampard, Moses & Sturridge.
Yes. But I'd rather Ram Rom... still sitting deep playing on Counter... or Rom Mikel with Frank on later
If we manage a point at the Emirates I'll be very happy! Team selection is going to be very interesting--will Robbie go for some fresh faces or will he stick with the old guard?
I hope it isn't Mikel and Lamps in the middle... I would like to see Ramires in the centre with Romeu/Mikel and Azpilicueta in for Ivan. Should be a great game.
got a horrible feeling that we are going to get well upped. would grab a point now with both hands. but then again may be not
Hope Mikel doesn't play, we sounded much more fluid without him last night. I'd go for Ramires and Romeu again although it's 99% not likely going to be those two.
Even though I prefer Ramires in the centre. It looks like it is going to be Mikel and Lamps in the middle again. I'll settle for a point. But have a good feeling we are going to win it just.
RDM will have learnt. Ramires will play in the middle with Lampard and Moses will play out wide. If not then RDM is a fool.
Keep Mikel off the pitch and play Ram/Lamps in the mid we'll be fine, Fug arsenil i reckon we'll rump um !!!!!!!!!! Torres needs too get his scoring boots on
We won't win with Frank and Mikel together in midfield. Mikel /Ramires for me. Luiz and Cahill CD. Terry and Lamps on second half. This should be the game when we make some tough decisions for the future. Settle for a draw, got a horrible feeling we won't get one.
Think we need to play as many English players as we can for this one,defo gotta start JT and Lamps they'll know exactly what a London derby means more than our new recruits, may be have a switch at arf time depending on how games going. ktbffh
Apparently not. Any ban is suspended for the 14 day period in which he can appeal, which he surely will, not to the ****wits at the FA, who obviously consider themselves above the Law, but to the International Council for Sport.
You've got to remember, he apparently insulted someone related to a ManUre player. Thats all the proof the FA need. As the law isn't biased towards ManUre, he got cleared in the real world.
Who's going to be DM ??? Lampard?? I don't think so. Ramires??? I don't think so. Lamps just can't help himself, he gets way too forward and leaves his other midfielder exposed ,and with all the work to do. Mikel is being shafted by Frank week after week. Bench is best place for Frank, we've got 3 or 4 attackers better than him. His value is his experience, and he should be used only when we really need him. Plenty of opportunity , but for now, watch the first 45mins from the bench.
