Strike

Atleast the changes have worked. Lot more pressure

invisible in the 2nd half

Lampard is playing?!

oh fuck off. we've been such shite in the 2nd half

It's questionable whether he was ready to be the #1 striker but with the current options, there is a sense of regret in letting him leave

Deco vs Portsmouth on his Chelsea debut. Too bad his form didn't last longer than a month though

Drogba vs Arsenal. Pretty much every time

^ It involves signing up on opposition club forums and asking questions to their members. You will get your fair share of hate, better ignore that and try to get hold of a few of the polite fans

He looked more like his Leverkusen self. Drifting in from the left and linking up with Mata/Oscar Kalou comparisons have gone dead and rightly so

Wow. Steaua Bucharest is a team full of divers Good performance. Schurrle and Ramires were immense

Luke Shaw situation seems similar to Joe Cole in 2004. Chelsea fans, talented. Worth a shout

Yeah.. That's true.

there will be problems though. Ramires has to start 100% of the meaningful games now.

Six-year contract was a ridiculous decision.

This looks the easiest league in years.

So, Torres starts in the Champions League and Eto'o in the Premier League now?

with van Ginkel gone, midfield looks thin. Lampard-Mikel is an awful pivot. Ramires needs to start almost all games. Need that energy in midfield

Demba Ba up-front, no doubt

Must win game really. Maybe not if we'd made a better start but team really needs to start clicking now

Welcome! Stick around

How unfair is life. I think this is it for his 2014 WC dreams

try and avoid putting up result for Spurs game if possible

got notified now. will see if it lasts

Do we get notifications for mentions?

Chelsea start their League Cup campaign in the 2013-14 season with a third-round trip to League One team Swindon Town. Saturday's 2-0 win over Fulham stopped a 4-game winless streak after draws against United and Bayern were followed by losses to Everton and Basel. Manager Mourinho blamed the club's indifferent start to the season on a change in philosophy but proceeded to mock Chelsea's critics after the win over Fulham which temporarily put Chelsea top of the table. With a tough away fixture against Tottenham coming up, Chelsea will look to gain some much-needed momentum from this game Opposition Swindon Town have had a mixed start to the League One campaign. They currently occupy 11th place having taken 11 points from the 8 games following the 3-2 win over Bristol City on Saturday. Manager Mark Cooper, who took over from Kevin MacDonald last month, is excited to pit his wits against Jose Mourinho on Tuesday night. "It's another fantastic test for the players. It's great for the club and I'm sure it will be a full house. It will be all about the players and the club and the fans" "We will prepare the best we can but we'll have to play against some of the best players in the world" Last Meeting Chelsea will be hoping for a repeat of the last time they met Swindon, when goals from Gavin Peacock and Dennis Wise handed them a 2-0 win in the Premier League in 1994. Team News While Mourinho may not field a full-strength team, Swindon will not be encouraged by news that Juan Mata and David Luiz will start for Chelsea on Tuesday. Mourinho has also revealed that David Luiz, Michael Essien, Ryan Bertrand and Cesar Azpilicueta will all feature in the game Expected Lineups Chelsea(4-2-3-1): Schwarzer; Azpi, Kalas, Luiz, Bertrand; Essien, MVG; Mata, KDB, Willian; Torres. Swindon(4-5-1): Foderingham; Thompson, Hall, Ward, McEveley; Ajose, Thompson, Kasim, N'Guessan; Ranger. Stats and facts - Swindon have not lost at home since a 1-0 defeat by Bury on 26 February. - They have won four of their last five League Cup clashes against teams from a higher division (losing one), with those games producing a total of 21 goals - Swindon were victorious in the only previous League Cup meeting between the two, running out 3-0 winners back in 1963 - Chelsea scored 16 goals in their first three League Cup ties last season but failed to net in either leg of their semi-final against Swansea. - The league cup was the first trophy that Jose won with Chelsea in his first stint at Chelsea with a win over Liverpool in 2005. - Jose Mourinho is the only Chelsea manager to have won the league cup twice. - Chelsea have failed to win the league cup since Jose's departure in 2007. Odds Swindon Win - 9.00, Draw - 5.00, Chelsea Win - 1.40 TV Listings The game will be broadcasted on Sky Sports in the UK, Setanta Sports in Australia, Al Jazeera in the middle east and Ten Action in the Indian subcontinent. For country specific listings, check the following link http://www.livesoccertv.com/match/895663/swindon-town-vs-chelsea/ If you can't watch match live, the TalkChelsea Twitter account will provide a live minute by minute feed for the game. Click here to view the article