Venue: Stamford Bridge Referee: Phil Dowd Match Times & TV Listings: Saturday August 25, 2012 05:30 PM GMT (Local Time) 12:30 PM EST 09:30 AM PST UK TV: LIVE: ESPN US TV: LIVE: Fox Soccer Channel || Fox Deportes CA TV: LIVE: Sportsnet ChelseaFC.com: Match Preview http://www.chelseafc.com/matchday-live/match/64087#matchPreview Injury News: Chelsea Out: John Terry (neck), Marko Marin (hamstring) Late Test: David Luiz (knee) Newcastle Out: None Late Test: Fabricio Coloccini (thigh), Demba Ba (shin), Cheick Tiote (calf), Shola Ameobi (hamstring) Chelsea (Possible, 4-3-2-1): Cech, Ferreira, Cahill, Ivanovic, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires, Hazard, Mata, Torres Newcastle (Possible, 4-3-3): Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Taylor, Santon, Gutiérrez, Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Cissé, Ba League Position & Form [Last 6 Prem]: 01. Chelsea: 2-0-0, 6 pts (+4) [WW] (6 pts) 11. Newcastle United: 1-0-0, 3 pts (+1) [W] (3 pts) Premier League Scorers (6 Goals): 2: Lampard, Ivanović 1: Cahill, Torres Premier League Assists (4 Assists): 3: Hazard 1: Ashley Cole Premier League Player Discipline: Red: None Yellow: 1: Lampard, Luiz Premier League Clean Sheets (1 CS): 1: Cech This Season's Reverse Fixture: First match between clubs Last Premier League Match: W: Chelsea FC 4:2 Reading FC Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Cole; Mikel (Sturridge 68), Lampard; Ramires (Oscar 57), Hazard, Mata (Meireles 84); Torres. Unused subs Turnbull, Bertrand, Essien, Romeu. Scorers Lampard pen 18,Cahill 69, Torres 81, Ivanovic 90+5. Reading (4-4-1-1): Federici; Gunter, Pearce, Gorkss, Harte; McCleary (Robson-Kanu 85), Karacan (Le Fondre 71), Leigertwood, McAnuff (c); Guthrie; Pogrebnyak (Hunt 77). Unused subs Tabb, Mariappa, McCarthy, Cummings. Scorers Pogrebnyak 24, Guthrie 29. Booked Karacan 57, Pogrebnyak 64. Referee Lee Mason Crowd 41,733 Random Match Notes • Newcastle ended a run of 18 league games without a victory at Chelsea with their 2-0 win here at last season • Eden Hazard has scored 11 goals and assisted 12 in his last 16 appearances for Lille and Chelsea combined • Only Manchester City (47) and Manchester United (44) have picked up more points than Newcastle (38) in 2012 • No defender has scored more top-flight goals since 2010-11 than Branislav Ivanovic (nine) • Newcastle have scored a total of 998 goals in the Premier League since 1992
I expect this Ivan DL Gazz Ash Mikel Lamps Ramires Mata Hazard Nando With Oscar for Mata. I imagine Ba-Gutierez will be a bit much for someone like Cesar to handle in his first appearance in the PL and a new team which is also why Ramires will get the start.
Where are the designated thread openers? Have they defected to the City boards? ^^ Luiz is injured. We may see Ferriera with a cameo from Azpi.
Not according to the club and the papers. Unless it's a rouse. To be honest I think I'd rather have Luiz and Cahill. Cisse and Ba ate up Terry last year in this match.
Surprised you had the time to make such changes being that you are the official thread starter on the West Ham board arsehole I just try to get them up in time but we can always edit them later if Wrath or whomever wants to make them more eye pleasing
Wouldn't mind seeing Oscar get the start here. Mata needs to rest. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Essien get the nod ahead of Mikel this time out. I'd imagine Robbie will want to keep him fit and playing once in a while, even when Mikel's on form. Against Newcastle's athletic midfield and attack, Essien's mobility might be more useful than Mikel's positional awareness and distribution. -----------Cech------------- Ivan----Luiz--Cahill---Ash -------Ess------Lamps----- Rami-----Oscar------Hazard ------------Torres------------ 3-1 Chelsea. Torres brace in the first half, Rami a late one on the counter after Cisse pulls one back.
So did you enjoy that Man Utd game on Wednesday? I'm so elated about putting 4 past them I can't even remember it A job at The Sun beckons..........
Very true. I think now though that we actually have proper cover at CB we might see him miss a week or two to keep him fresh. He's not getting younger and what little speed he did have is long gone.