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According to Sky Sports... Knee setback for Essien Chelsea midfielder injured while training for Ghana Michael Essien has been taken to hospital in Angola after picking up a knee injury. The Chelsea midfielder did the damage while training for Ghana's African Cup of Nations clash with Burkina Faso on Tuesday. The 27-year-old had already been struggling with the hamstring problem which prevented him from starting Friday's 3-1 defeat by Ivory Coast, but officials confirmed this was a fresh setback. Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said: "I don't know the extent of the injury but we will find out later." Essien will now be a major doubt for Tuesday's game, which Ghana must win if they are to stand any chance of progressing into the latter stages. Ivory Coast have already qualified from Group B, with four points from two games, while Burkina Faso have one point and Ghana none

I don't think he will be out at all...

True, Essien is a massive loss.. irreplacable!

I am going for Ghana. If Ivory Coast lose then theres a good chance of getting Drogs and kalou back sooner than expected. Your thoughts?

I know hes probably still in shock, but he must realize what shirt he's wearing. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Tq3GqB7nmx4

Can see 4-0 here.. Anelka 2, Joe cole and Lampard...

Its a very sticky situation.. I am sure deep down all the players involved want to stay but the risk of getting hurt or killed would be weighing on there mind quite a bit..

I would like to see Ivanovic play 60 minutes then bring on Bosingwa as an impact player... Imagine how his speed could carve up that wing when every other player is tired...

You would be suprised how much power the Abu Dhabi family have in Africa.... Read up on it....

Honestly, if Chelsea win th CL, Drogba should get Ballon d or.... But the racist cunts never give it to Africans....

Respect aye? I think since they are terrorists, Adebayor should speak to his owners and tell them to tell there friends to cease fire...

Fuck i would love to shank that cunt in the neck!

If he is so worried about his fitness then bench him! What a Wanker!!!

Because no other team is in great form. Do you think if Manchester United where as strong as last season we would be on top? or Liverpool? we would probably be third or fourth at the moment... But i guess on a plus side Man united had dropped 16 points at this exact time last year.. I just hope we can come home hard and not let the ACofN stuff us around too much... I just have a feeling this comp will come down to the last round...

I can sense another draw here for some reason.. They gave us a tuff match at SB and we can pretty much expect an even tougher one this time around. Crowed will be up for it too.. 1-1 for me...

Well its because i know that Man United will be up for a massive battle come April. Don't forget we haven't travelled to White heart lane, Old trafford or Anfield.. I just hope the title race doesn't come down to the last match of the season... Imagine losing to Liverpool and handing the title to Man united on the same day.....

Lohan visits Romans Yacht Ewwwwwwwww. Hope he didnt tap that....

You probably wouldn't have found a stream anyway. I was online all game looking for a stream only to find one with 3 minutes remaining... It's on Setanta sports on Wednesday morning at 12:45am...

Gallas at right back? Sure he played there before but i remember it wasn't his desired position. I actually remember him only going there to cover for injury...

This Should be a win in theory, But don't right-off Preston to give us quite a scare. I think in this match we will need Alex instead of Carvalho at the back to hold out the big strikers they have.. Jon Parkin is very big boy with a few skills up his sleeve..... Plus our away record sucks pretty bad this year especially when we travel to the north west....

Lampards goal was a fucking screamer!!! Top Shelf performance by Sturridge, he could have bagged 4....

We may be top of the league, But with the form of Man U, Liverpool and the injuries to Arsenal, We should be at least 8 points clear of second place... 2 points clear of a depleted and Ronaldoless Manchester United is just not good enough...

Matic Yellow

They take one small interview and dissect it into 6 headlines! Not to mention the headline never matching the actual story...

Most are players are! I have no idea for why Carlo sticks with the Diamond! Lampard, Ballack, Joe Cole, Anelka and Malouda are having the worst seasons since they came to the bridge because of this formation.