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Also, a .gif of that volleyed cross-field pass to Hazard from our own half late on in the game would be appreciated. That was a beaut.

Sssh don't say it out loud, this praise goes against the general tide of ''Go away you're so shit'' comments directed at him recently.

I don't like how he simply ignored his teammates afte the winning goal, ambling away to the other side of the pitch for a drink instead.

He's won us more points and trophies than he's ever going to mess up. So chill the fuck out. It was a bad mistake and he'll be the first to admit it, like he already has.

I think RDM did the right thing by bringing him on when he did, we needed a bit of calmness on the ball during that period of the game. Found it a little difficult to get straight into the pace of the game but it was a good sub from the manager, imo.

Hazard's going to turn him into the league's top scorer at this rate.

Ultimately what it boils down to is putting the points on the board and that's what we did. Truth be told, in a fair world Reading would have headed home with a point .. but it's not a fair world and it never will be. 2 games, 6 points, 6 goals, immense contributions from the record summer signing and strikes for the misfiring Spaniard, a club legend and a couple of defenders. I'll take it every day of the week. And for the more squeamish here - isn't winning without playing great the stuff champions are made of?

550th Chelsea appearance for the big man tonight.

"I wanted to go to a team that played good football and as we saw tonight, Middlesbrough play good football," the 19-year-old told BBC Tees. "There are top players here, it's not a big step down." "I trained with the boys on Monday, we worked on shape play, and then I started the game," he said. "It's my first 90 minutes for a bit so I had to find my feet but as the game went on I thought I did better and better." "I hope Middlesbrough get promoted and I'm part of it," said McEachran. "I've played with some of the boys when we've been with England U21 - the likes of Jason Steele, Joe Bennett, Luke Williams - so that has helped. "I'm still trying to find a place to live up here and when I do that and am settled, things will get even better." Mowbray on Josh : "He'll enable us to be as fluent as we want to be really, and then if teams come pressing us he has the quality to pick the passes to the strikers and the other midfield players who are playing higher up.". ......................................................................................................... Fair to say he's enjoying himself there.

Twitter rumours : Romeu to start. Would love it, to be honest.

Get this started already, can't wait.

Too insignificant for me to care.

The official site will announce it once he's scored a debut goal.

Fucking QPR pricks.

He knows he's never going to be able to emulate Ferguson's record at United, despite all the respect he has for the man. A more realistic destination would be City where he can create a dynasty without the fear of being overshadowed by the reputation of his predecessor.

Ashley Cole ‏@TheRealAC3 @JMcEachran20 good luck tonight mate hope you enjoy the game, do well and show people your ability

If Robbie really wants him I wouldn't be surprised if it's because he sees the possibility of using him up front. With much better players around him than there are at Wigan, it could be an option.

I think of these things in this way - would I rather have him on their squad or ours? I'd definitely have Moses on ours, a nice option to come off the bench and run at defenders.

Exactly. Think Strike's nitpicking a bit to be honest.

That's what I meant, the power behind those kicks means they can't do much about it even if they know where he's going to put it. Hasn't worked out too badly for him so far, has it?

Archer's Prison Diaries. Tepid stuff.

There's no pleasing some people. Good ol' TC.

Whether they know it or not, they don't seem able to actually do something about it.

Terry MOTM for me.

Higuain puts Real 1-0 up against Valencia. Took 3 bites at the cherry to do it though.