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Wonder if Mourinho might be tempted to drop Courtois for Cech in this one...

Should have been the other way round. Only 3 of his 12 league goals have been scored from the spot.

November. http://www.whoscored.com/Players/73084/Fixtures/Kevin-De-Bruyne

I wasn't just talking about the Stoke game but in general, including the past few games. Stoke barely threatened but it only takes one out of the blue moment to score, just like Burnley did last month. And by convincing win, I meant scoring a few goals to win comfortably, not just by the odd goal!

Just one more game. One more game. It would be so typical of our luck if they pick it up against QPR.

Yes. So, they'll have to survive another game.

I don't disagree with that. Just find it strange in some ways. As for withdrawing Remy for Cuadrado, think he doesn't want us to be overrun with 2 strikers on the pitch having taken the lead. Granted, Remy can play out wide but he's not an out-and-out wide player to be running up and down the flank. And it's also probably to wrap him up in cotton wool with Costa picking up that hamstring injury. Can't afford to lose them both and leave ourselves with just Drogba.

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/4/4/8345109/diego-costa-expected-out-at-least-two-weeks Costa expected to be out for 2 weeks.

It's after the second Sunday of April.

Well, I just didn't expect him to introduce Costa that early considering how fragile his hamstring is.

Don't forget that on the same day, United and City will go head-to-head at Old Trafford. And funnily enough, 3 seasons ago, we played QPR away on the same day as United v City...

IMO, he certainly screwed up our attacking options by letting 2 players leave in Janury and only buying 1 in. At the moment, we have the three main ones and one who has zero clue about the Premier League. That's it.

No yellow card for Matic and Fabregas against Stoke. Odds on them picking up in this derby and miss the United and Arsenal games?

Oh we can't ask for a more convincing win now? It's nerve-wrecking to see us hang on for dear life in matches and win by the odd goal.

Just like in the second leg against Atletico Madrid last season, Mourinho got somewhat desperate by bringing on Costa so early and thus running the risk of him injuring his hamstring. Admittedly, I did want Costa to come on at HT because we weren't clinical/incisive in front of goal then but it's certainly unusual to see Mourinho become somewhat desperate.

Three points are three points but deary me, that was another narrow victory and so-so performance. Our last 5 league wins have been won by the odd goal (2-1, 1-0, 1-0, 3-2, 2-1). Judging by the way we're playing now, we would probably just going to squeeze out wins and get over the line. There are going to be a lot of rollercoaster rides ahead.

Like Jake and Styles have mentioned above, not going to pass judgment on Cuadrado just yet. But apart from the Everton game, he hasn't really done anything useful to suggest that he would be a key player for us. Underwhelming so far to say the least.

If that was Hazard being tired, then I can't wait to have a fresh Hazard owning the opposing teams! At this point, not sure if there are any superlatives left that can be used to describe him. He's just magical to watch. We should probably just build a statue of him outside Stamford Bridge right now. He is God.

Queens Park Rangers vs Chelsea PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT 2014/15 Premier League Match 31 12th April, Sunday, 2015 Loftus Road 13:30 Kick Off (UK time)

Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Chelsea POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 2014/15 Premier League Match 31 12th April, Sunday, 2015 Loftus Road 13:30 Kick Off (UK time)

Had that shot gone harmlessly over the goal, we would have been sitting here, laughing at Charlie Adam's idiocy to shoot from that far out as opposed to question why was Courtois off his line.

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