Chelsea vs Stoke

[zolayes 14,489]

Really hope to see Kakuta get atleast 45 minutes.

so do I ..it would mean we are at least 3 up

[Badboy 1,526]

Kakuta should of started this game ahead of kalou. We all know what kalou can do (fuck all) so its not good for him to be starting ahead of kakuta against stoke today.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Kakuta is living on hype at the moment.

[zolayes 14,489]

Kakuta should of started this game ahead of kalou. We all know what kalou can do (fuck all) so its not good for him to be starting ahead of kakuta against stoke today.

7 goals from 13 starts

[Badboy 1,526]

7 goals from 13 starts

No goals in the premiership 1 flukey goal against inter milan. Plus he holds the world record for losing the ball the most times in the match !

[millzy_chelsea_fan 4]

TEAM NEWS: Chelsea V STOKE CTY

Carlo Ancelotti has selected a strong side for the quarter-final. Didier Drogba leads the attack with Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou in support.

Florent Malouda moves forward into midfield to take the place of suspended Michael Ballack with Frank Lampard moving to the right. Paulo Ferreira will play left-back with Alex coming in to the centre in place of Ricardo Carvalho.

Joe Cole is on the bench alongside the returning Deco. Patrick van Aanholt, the 19-year-old Dutch left-back recently returned from a month's loan at Newcastle is also among the subs.

John Terry's 445th game moves him to equal fifth in Chelsea's all-time appearances.

Stoke make two changes. Robert Huth moves from left-back to the centre of defence to cover for suspended Ryan Shawcross. The former Chelsea defender also takes the captain's armband.

Tuncay replaces Danny Pugh on the left of midfield.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation:

40 Hilario

2 Branislav Ivanovic

33 Alex

26 John Terry ©

19 Paulo Ferreira

8 Frank Lampard

12 John Mikel Obi

15 Florent Malouda

39 Nicolas Anelka

21 Salomon Kalou

11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 52 Patrick van Aanholt, 24 Nemanja Matic, 44 Gael Kakuta, 20 Deco, 10 Joe Cole, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

Stoke are expected to line up in the following 4-4-2 formation:

Sorensen; Wilkinson, Ab. Faye, Huth ©, Collins; Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Tuncay; Sidibe, Fuller.

Substitutes: Simonsen, Lawrence, Davies, Moult, Am. Faye, Pugh, Kitson.

The referee is Martin Atkinson.

[Badboy 1,526]

Kakuta is living on hype at the moment.

No he has brilliant ability and i think he should be playing games like today.

[zolayes 14,489]

No goals in the premiership 1 flukey goal against inter milan. Plus he holds the world record for losing the ball the most times in the match !

with remarks like that you lose credibility

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

No he has brilliant ability and i think he should be playing games like today.

Not been brilliant in the reserve recently.

[Badboy 1,526]

with remarks like that you lose credibility

Ok maybe i went over the top but kalou is rubbish.

[zolayes 14,489]

Ok maybe i went over the top but kalou is rubbish.

you are perfectly entitled to your opinion which is shared by others ,,but obviously not by carlo ..to be honest I

wouldnt have picked Kalou nor Kakuta

[Steve 10,227]

Ok maybe i went over the top but kalou is rubbish.

I agree kalou can be frusturating at times but he still scores some important goals. Personally i dont care what competition they are in as long as he is putting them in the back of the net.

Some people are way to harsh on him sometimes.

[Steve 10,227]

The lads are coming out the tunnle, not long until the game kicks off. Come on lads.

[Badboy 1,526]

Not been brilliant in the reserve recently.

He has played in the first team and thats what its like for 90% of players with his potential, once a youngster plays a first team game they dont ever want to look back. When bergkamp made his first team debut for ajax the next game he played was for the reserves, he was terrible for them and the youth team coaches worked out his brain was for the first team at that point. Thats why i would loan him next season to a premiership club like sunderland or bolton.

[Steve 10,227]

Game underway. Come on Chels!

[zolayes 14,489]

lets have a stress free win

[Steve 10,227]

Great start. A great turn by malouda to open up the game. Puts it down the wing to Paulo. Ball cleared.

We go forward again and get a corner.

[Steve 10,227]

Cleared, another corner