PaulHopkins

It is also time for Alex to partner Terry - Carvalho not doing the business

Our corners have been a worry since Robben left I feel. Even Lampard's aren't brilliant.

This is ridiculous losing to a bunch of journeymen

Lampard is injured to be fair so out of contention anyway.

If we lose this and win nothing this season Grant must walk

What a fucking joke! Malouda, Bridge and Cudicini should never play for us again! Useless!

and the team is: Cudicini Belletti Terry Carvalho Bridge Essien Ballack Malouda Wright-Phillips J Cole Anelka Subs: Kalou Pizarro Mikel Ben Haim Hilario

They do have Foster back but still that plays into our hands and Arsenals. Fergie went nuts in his post match interview saying Portsmouth were able to hang on as they had the ref on their side etc. etc. What about the extra minute he added at the end? Fergie being an arse

Anyone got the team yet?

More importantly could van der Saar be out for a while? and also will Kuszczak get a 3 match ban?

I hope we get Fenerbahce to be honest as it's the easiest tie for sure.

Lampard is at the Youth Cup match tonight so I would assume he won't be playing against Barnsley.

Hopefully he will be given the chance to add to that total tomorrow. If he doesn't start it should signal the end of his Chelsea career

That's not too bad at all - I doubt Cech would have played against Barnsley anyway and I doubt we need him for Sunderland or Derby.

What sort of team would you put out? I'd go 4-3-3 again with the following: Cudicini Belletti Bridge Alex Ben Haim Essien Mikel Wright-Phillips Shevchenko Anelka Malouda Bench: Hilario, Ivanovic, Ferreira, Sidwell, Pizarro

Good to see the fire is still there with Jose! Lets face it we all loved him for those type of comments anyway and I can't see any Chelsea fan turning on him for that. Good luck to him whereever he ends up (except against Chelsea and except if he joins Liverpool )

ahh I see Subs are: Hilario, Essien, Malouda, Wright-Phillips, Alex, Belletti, Anelka

Beat me to it Watching Chelsea tv?

Chelsea Team: Cudicini Ferreira Carvalho Terry A Cole Ballack Makelele Lampard J Cole Drogba Kalou

Yay! Well done FA and well done Chelsea for appealing Great news!

What an arse! How the hell can a journalist make such personal comments in an article and get away with it with their editor??? Good news on Lampard though as it looks very very promising as the ref has written to the FA to state he made a mistake

It's a tough choice but I would stick with 4-3-3 for this match and play the following... G Cech DR Ferreira DC Terry DC Carvalho DL A Cole MRC Lampard MC Makelele MLC Ballack ARC J Cole AC Drogba ALC Kalou

All over 2-1 Reading. Shevchenko headed over from the final seconds corner. Pizarro probably the best player on show for us.

Fantastic pace by di Santo to somehow beat the defender to latch onto a Pizarro pass and score! Poor goalkeeping and Sonko ran out of legs 2-1 Reading

We seem to be lacking all over the pitch to be honest - nobody has stood out in the first 70 mins.