[GPK]

Chelsea 1-0-0 3PTS (5th Place, -3 GD)

8PM Kickoff
3PM ET

Pre Match on CFC

Live on Fox Sports World

Not Pay-Per-View, so pubs should carry this match if they have DirecTV. Pre-Game should start at 2:30PM ET.

Big Blue Internet Radio

News on Soccernet

TEAMtalk-Chelsea

BBC-Chelsea

Last Season:

Chelsea 0 - 3 Man Utd 20/04/02
Man Utd 0 - 3 Chelsea 01/12/01

[Clan]

Local chat sites have Melchiot at full fitness and in the squad ahead of Ferrer.

Would be nice if its true.
Albert far to slow for the pace of the United players.

Is it just me or does it sem that all the manure players backed out of the friendlys and we will have a few knackered players out there.

Course it's early in the season yet and some could argue that it will help in match fitness and sharpness.

[GPK]

Anyone else going to catch this match on Fox Sports World? The wife and I are pumped....

Good preview on the BBC site (link above)

[BrianCappellieri]

SoccerAge Preview
SoccerNet: United wary of risking Ferdinand

[Clan]

Originally posted by GPK
Anyone else going to catch this match on Fox Sports World? The wife and I are pumped....

Good preview on the BBC site (link above)

First match of the year on the Telly---got the trouble and strife, kids and the dog shiped out for the afternoon.....just me, the Telly and my good friend Bud.

Poll is the referee for the game.
This could be interesting given the fact that several of the united players can be overhyped for a game and his penchant for producing cards.
Maybe it's a good thing that GLS is out.

[BridgeMonkee]

What is the line up?
Terry is out through injury.
Desailly and Petit, our delicate part timers, did they play the full 90 for France?
Melchiot is he in over Ferrer?
did De Lucas tak a knock?
Is it going to be something like this > ?

Carlo

Melchiot Desailly Gallas Babba

De Lucas Lumpy Petit Bolo

Zola Jimmy

Zola on form.
Eidur at the ready?
Cole waiting for the chance?
Gronks?
Olll-ivera?

Whats the news dudes...whats the news?

[GPK]

4 hours til kickoff......Still no lineup, although many speculate the same team that started against Charlton..

Come on you Blues.....

[mst77]

I'd rather have a 80% fit GLS than another performance like last week from Baba. Zola or Eidur? Tough choice.

[Clan]

And i just walked in the door.

Time for grub some beer and a Chelsea win...although i think a draw is on the cards.

[Clan]

Chelsea will tonight line up in a 4-4-2 formation as follows:

23 Carlo Cudicini
15 Mario Melchiot
13 William Gallas
6 Marcel Desailly
3 Celestine Babayaro
21 Quique De Lucas
8 Frank Lampard
17 Petit
11 Boudewijn Zenden
25 Gianfranco Zola
9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

The Chelsea bench is: 1 Ed De Goey, 2 Albert Ferrer, 22 Gudjohnsen, 30 Gronkjaer , 39 Cole