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Fuck, 3rd clear chance Everton misses (Lukaku's second)!

The Match After a lengthy international break, club football action is back in full swing as Chelsea travel to Upton Park to face West Ham today 17.30 GMT in their latest Premier League match with both teams looking to bounce back from recent disappointing results. Team News Although the Blues are still in the qualification zone for next year’s Champions League and only 4 points shy of table leader’s Arsenal, they have failed to win their last two games – losing 2-0 against Newcastle and drawing 2-2 with West Bromwich. Which led to critics from the specialized media and a very small percentage of the inpatient fan base. Jose Mourinho is not happy with the way his side is performing and has yet to find a consistent starting XI. Unlike his first spell with Chelsea, where he had clearly a settled first team, Mourinho is finding difficulty to determine who he thinks give us the better chance to win and is likely to continue experimenting until the team reacts positively and start wining again. The Special One is very unlikely to change systems though, so don’t expect anything different from the 4-2-3-1 Chelsea has been playing since his arrival. The back four will probably be the same that played against WBA (despite the return of Ashley Cole), Lampard and Ramires have a good chance of starting and Eto’o is almost a certainty (since Torres is not fully recovered from a training injury). However, the attacking trio is anyone’s guess: Oscar and Willian had a long trip to USA and Canada, Mata hasn’t impressed Mourinho, Schurrle might be saved for midweek and so could Hazard. Nevertheless, whoever is selected to play will have to play well and get the result. A win - Chelsea backed at 7/10 in betting market to triumph - is crucial if Chelsea has any intention of winning the League! About the Opposition Despite having started the season relatively well, West Ham United hasn’t won in their last 4 matches (L2 D2), which led them to fall to the 16th place (10 points) and only out of the relegation zone in virtue of a superior goal difference. Their home form is the worst in the League (L3 D1), but Sam Allardyce’s men will be looking to repeat their 3-1 victory from the last time they faced Chelsea at Upton Park. With that in mind, it is hard to imagine West Ham sitting back and defending for 90 minutes, especially with the onus on them at home. Their fans will be expecting them to attack and go for the win so they can get away from the bottom three and start thinking about a possible winning streak to reach the upper half of the table. West Ham plays on a 4-2-3-1, but with their attacking trio has a huge marking responsibility. The wingers are key to both their attack and their defense. Morrison is a very important player for Allardyce, but Downing in particular is their ‘go to guy’ and whoever plays LB for Chlesea will have to pay close attention to him. The Hammers do have a lot of problems as an ‘excuse’ to their lately horrible displays though. Their main man Andy Carrol had a bad heel injury and will miss a huge part of the season; George McCartney is yet to start a game this season due to a knee injury; Diarra is also out due to the same knee injury; Matthew Taylor with a thigh problem; and both Joey O’Brien and James Collins missed their nation’s friendly because of their hamstring. Probable Lineups: West Ham (4-2-3-1): Jaaskelainen; Demel, Tomkins, Collins, McCartney; Noble, Collinson; Downing, Morrison, Diame; Nolan. Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azi; Ramires, Lampard; Willian, Mata, Hazard; Eto’o. Stats and Facts 1) West Ham are without a win in four Premier League home games (L3 D1); their worst such run under Sam Allardyce. 2) Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six Premier League London derbies (W4 D2). 3) Frank Lampard has scored in three of his last four Premier League appearances against former side West Ham. 4) However, Frank Lampard has failed to score in 10 successive Premier League apps – his longest goal drought in the competition since April-August 2003. 5) 35.4 per cent of West Ham’s passes this season have been in the final third of the pitch; a Premier League-high. 6) All 12 of Jose Mourinho’s Premier League defeats as a manager have come away from home, but just two of these have come in London (v Fulham in March 2006 and Tottenham in November 2006). 7) However, of all managers in Premier League history (minimum 15 games), Mourinho has the best points per game record away from home (2.05). 8) Sam Allardyce has picked up just two points in his previous six Premier League meetings with Jose Mourinho (D2 L4), but he’s lost all three of his home games against him. (Stats above obtained from Daily Mail) Betting Odds (Full Time) West Ham Win – 9/2 Draw – 14/5 Chelsea Win – 7/10 (Odds obtained from Betfair) TV Depending on where you are from, you can watch the match in the following channels: United Kingdom: Sky Go UK, Sky Sports 1 Ireland, Sky Sports 1/HD United States: NBC Sports Live Extra, DirecTV, NBC Middle East: Al Jazeera Sports Brazil: ESPN + Andina, ESPN + Sur, FOX Sports Brasil India: Star Sports 4 India For additional regions, you can check out the TV schedule for the match here. There should be many match streams that can be found online if your local sports channels are not broadcasting the game or if you happen to be busy and cannot catch the game live, follow TalkChelsea on Twitter as it would provide live match commentary on the action. Click here to view article

Fuck you as well!

Not true at all! I am on my phone right now, but I will answer you later...

What did you say?

Or he is just copying me!

The point of signing Falcao is to have someone who will give you 25-30 goals a season. Of course we need to fix the pivot, but one thing doesnt have anything to do with the other.

Decide Jayjay! When I dont take you seriously you complain that, but when I take you seriously you also complain. Make up your fucking mind...

No, but it wasnt because I said Moses was better, it was because we didnt need a new AM!

Can people just stop feeding the troll?

Right, the majority of the people saying Frank has downgraded a lot since the start of the season, but you are the only one right! Anyways, I had asked you to put me in your ignore list months ago. Thanks!

Well, I dont think Willian will get much better (if any), but that doesnt mean I think he will start falling anytime soon. For instance, Ronaldo isnt better than two years ago, but he still just as spetacular! And about Oscar, I really couldnt care less if people think he is or isnt better than Willian. I was just posting what I said more than one year ago...

Stepped up? He has been playing horribly since the start of the season!

Of course, 25 is exactly the age players reach their peak!

It is funny that you have now become this fierce Lampard protector when you were defending a possible release by the club last season...

How come we still play Cech and have Courtois at Atletico? Blackman deserves his starting position, we must sell both keepers and stick with a true Cobham product! I blame it on the Brazilian glory-hunters that support our team nowadays. If it wasnt for them, Chelsea would be lighting the world on fire with Blackman and other 18-20yos...

How do you have the courage to say that? Lukaku, Chalobah, Baker, Josh, Kalas, Blackman, etc, are all future Ballon D'or winners!!! Fuck, I dont even know why do we buy so many players to be quite honest, I think we should sell them all and play the future best players of the galaxy...

Yeah, but by signing Alonso we would be having the same problem two years from now...

I think they are in different stages of their careers! Willian is the finished product, while Oscar will still develop into the player he will ultimately become...

I have a feeling he will play really well against West Ham!

I agree with your analyses about Luiz performance. However, Brazil has had amazing keepers throughout our history. Some of the all time best, imo.

My very first post was in this thread! I remember being called by some stupid names (as I was new in here) for saying Willian was much better than Moses (we were linked with him at the time) but worse than Hazard and Oscar (the two players we had just signed). Now what?

Exactly! And buying a top striker doesnt mean that Lukaku wont get playing time nor that we will not buy players in other key positions as well...

Oh ok, sorry!To be fair, I have read your post lonely and I wasnt following your discussion with ElTigre, so I may have taken it out of context and jumped on to wrong conclusions. My bad! I am of the opinion we need two good strikers to be competitive and thrive in the long term. We already have one in Lukaku. So I honestly believe we should go to another option, someone who could add in quality and experience... I was very clear (and vocal) about my desire to sign Cavani, but the price was just too high and Mourinho didnt seemed interested in coaching him (imo, of course). But I never hided my admiration for Falcao (maybe because I have followed him for so long) and I firmly believe he would light the world on fire with Jose and the AMs we have. He would become the best striker in EPL by a mile! £52mi is a lot, I know. However, comparing with the current prices of modern football and our latest transfers, it doesnt sound so ridiculous. I mean, Bale went for 100mi, Cavani for 63, Neymar for 57, Lucas for 44, Hazard for 32mi, William for 32mi, Lamela for 30mi, etc. Falcao is not worth 52, but I dont know mate, this would still be a better deal than most of the examples I gave you. I am also not saying Falcao would be our only option nor that without him we cant be successful, I am just posting that I feel he would add a lot to our team and would definitely help us win titles. Falcao + Lukaku is the ideal striker options going foward for me!!!