Match Day Thread Chelsea FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 25th October 2025 - KO 15:00

I think 10 maybe 12 would be excellent but this team surprises me more than any I can remember so will stick my neck out and say 15.

 

At the start of the season I was dreading coming up against most of them, now I can’t wait to see how we fair against them. Would be more than happy to come away with 9-10 points knowing we’ll probably strengthen again in January.

 

You don't yell at Xhaka - not if you value your cojones......

 

Probably around 10, December is rough and afcon will be a pain, we’ve done so well that it probably won’t derail the season, right now all I care about is getting to 40 points, aware the club is aiming higher but survival will still be a huge achievement

 

Imagine being an academy lad being told to man mark Xhaka in a training match

 

Wow. What a genuine PL team/squad we have. I’m changing from top 12 prediction to top 10.
Great to see Dan Neil and Oi Big Man celebrating afterwards as well, no huffs about not getting on.
HTL
KTF

 

10 games to the half way point.

Lucky us get to play City twice before the 19 game mark.

Is take 10 points from the next 10 games all day long.

It's a hard run with Arsenal, Liverpool and City twice.

Everton and Leeds at home look like important games to me. Fulham away too.

 

You're right mate but, on the other hand, City and Liverpool both look a bit chaotic at the moment …

… clearly have better players than us but so have Chelsea, Villa and Brentford.

I’m as cool as can be tbh, can’t wait to see that team play again.

 

Yep, when the sun shines make hay, if the cards/dice are with you, keep playing/rolling.... for as sure as eggs are eggs, when a dry spell comes you need to fall back on reserves

Everton at home next Monday...c'mon the home form!

Then sod the Arsenal and Man Chitty

 

10 points would be a good return and stand us in good stead 12 would be great and more would be fantastic COME ON

 

Just found this one
Some great scenes from the away end

 

I noticed that! Looked like he went to mouth off, saw who it was, and sharp changed his mind

 

Let's do the maths...

Everton 3
Arsenal 3
Fulham 3
Bournemouth 3
Liverpool 3
Man City 3
Mags 3
Brighton 3
Leeds 3

I make that 27

 

He has mate and I swam against the tide and praised him when all the top posters on here were parodying him.
I will do it again and say we would do well not to underestimate or decry Burnley, in fact they are a yardstick imo end up above them and all will be well.
At this rate I reckon we could end up in a comfortable mid table position, and we will know for certain if we can beat Burnley at the SoL.
OaU

 

Can’t wait for that Everton fixture, SoL will be rocking

 

what will mean more,

beating Everton and David Moyes ( well mainly David Moyes) or beating the Mags

 

He’s as much in the past as Accrington for me tbh.

All I’m interested in is the three points, I think we’ll start as favourites.

 

Beating the mags

but Moyes will definitely get some abuse from the top of the Jimmy Monty stand

 

Brentford win looking better every week.