millzy_chelsea_fan

we need to take advantage of the the fact united are most likely to be dropping points

TEAM NEWS: EVERTON V Chelsea Posted on: Wed 10 Feb 2010There is just one change to the side that beat Arsenal - Yury Zhirkov coming in to midfield in place of Michael Ballack. The German is on the bench. Nicolas Anelka plays his 300th career Premier League game as part of an attacking three with Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda. Deco is not fit enough to make the 18 but on the bench is 18-year-old Jeffrey Bruma. Everton replace injured Marouane Fellaini with the recently returned Mikel Arteta. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov comes in to midfield for suspended Steven Pienaar. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation: 1 Petr Cech 2 Branislav Ivanovic 26 John Terry © 6 Ricardo Carvalho 3 Ashley Cole 8 Frank Lampard 12 John Mikel Obi 18 Yury Zhirkov 39 Nicolas Anelka 15 Florent Malouda 11 Didier Drogba. Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 24 Nemanja Matic, 13 Michael Ballack, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge. Everton are expected to line up in the following 4-4-1-1 formation: Howard; Neville ©, Heitinga, Distin , Baines; Donovan, Osman, Arteta, Bilyaletdinov; Cahill; Saha. Substitutes: Nash, Senderos, Rodwell, Coleman, Gosling, Yakubu, Anichebe. The referee is Alan Wiley.

again lol

the line up should be:- cech ivanovic carvalho terry a.cole deco lampard malouda j.cole anelka sturridge

they will be back for the weekend

do you reckon i will be able to get tickets on general sale or will they sell out to quickly? plz reply

do you think i will be able to get tickets for this on general sale or will they sell out to quickly? plz reply

i would have liked to see kakuta play instead of deco at the tip of the diamond but we should win as long as we dont do silly mistakes

4. matic 7. kakuta 9. borini

jose bosingwa has returned to training but is still a few weeks away from starting

in the reverse fixture they packed the midfield so we couldnt get through. we should go 4-3-3 and start with kakuta, sturridge and anelka up front. kakuta will be able to weave his way through hulls crappy defence

full time

kakuta on for ashley cole, zhirkov shifted to left-back

matic is on for belletti

i would bring off malouda for kakuta so it would be abit like a 4-4-1-1 formation

matic and kakuta should start aswel

bring sturridge and kakuta on 4 kalou and ballack carlo!!!!

TEAM NEWS: Chelsea V FULHAM In a much-changed side, Yury Zhirkov, Paulo Ferreira and Salomon Kalou all start. Zhirkov is at left-back with Ferreira on the right. Carvalho returns in central defence in place of Alex. Michael Ballack is back in midfield with Joe Cole at the front of the diamond, John Mikel Obi and Frank Lampard completing the quartet. An all-Ivorian strike partnership will take the attack to Fulham for the last time before the African Cup of Nations. The visitors make one enforced changed. Centre-back Brede Hangeland is out injured so Chris Smalling comes in. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation: 1 Petr Cech 19 Paulo Ferreira 6 Ricardo Carvalho 26 John Terry © 18 Yury Zhirkov 12 John Mikel Obi 13 Michael Ballack 8 Frank Lampard 10 Joe Cole 21 Salomon Kalou 11 Didier Drogba. Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 33 Alex, 3 Ashley Cole, 35 Juliano Belletti, 44 Gael Kakuta, 23 Daniel Sturridge. Fulham are expected to line up in the following 4-4-1-1 formation: Schwarzer; Pantsil, Hughes, Smalling, Konchesky; Duff, Murphy ©, Baird, Dempsey; Gera; Zamora. Substitutes: Zuberbuhler, Kallio, Etuhu, Riise, Greening, Nevland, Johnson. The referee is Andre Marriner.

what are the odds for sturridge getting a hatrick against fulham today

we shouldnt buy any1. why waste 40 million on aguro when we have two great upcoming stikers. it will be good for them to start together against our closest rivals.

Anelka is out for the games against birmingham and fulham with a calf injury. sturridge will start ahead of kalou yay! ANCELOTTI: YOUNGSTERS CAN FLOURISH Ancelotti will be putting his faith in youth over the coming games, as he prepares for life without a number of his experienced regulars. Already missing are Michael Essien and Nicolas Anelka, both ruled out for the matches against Birmingham and Fulham, while Deco is the latest to join the list of casualties. That means Daniel Sturridge will be given a first Chelsea Premier League start alongside Didier Drogba, who could be playing his final game before departing for Angola and the African Cup of Nations. 'Anelka is a small muscle problem but he is not ready to play these games, against Fulham also. If Didier Drogba is not here we can put other players in, Sturridge has a good opportunity to show his quality,' Ancelotti explained. 'He played against West Ham very well in the second half and against Birmingham can play from the beginning. 'We have some problems because we have to play without Anelka, Essien and Deco in these games but we have a possibility if we do 100 per cent, to win. 'It's very important. We are in a very good position, we are four points top, it's not our best moment because we didn't play well the last games but for this we have to stay concentrated and focused to try to win. 'We play against very strong teams, Birmingham arrived from five consecutive victories and one draw. They are difficult to play, they are very strong and work hard for 90 minutes with a lot of pressure. It is a difficult game for us.' The manager also ruled out January transfer activity, insisting he can really on the talent he already has. 'I have a lot of confidence in my strikers, not only Drogba, not only Kalou, not only Anelka, also Sturridge and Borini. Against Fulham maybe we have only Sturridge and Borini, but in January we have Anelka. 'I didn't ask for new players to my club, we have a good solution internally. We don't need new players in this moment.' That also means that Franco Di Santo and Michael Mancienne will not be recalled from their loans at Blackburn and Wolves respectively. With six points to play for, it could be a fantastic Christmas for Chelsea. Ancelotti has warm wishes for everyone. 'I want to wish Merry Christmas to all the people, not only Chelsea fans,' he said. 'Christmas is very important for everyone and I wish all the best for all the people, the fans of every team, and I hope next year will be the same. 'I was surprised in this six months, I think that in England there is a very good future of sport. Every game there is a fantastic atmosphere and I hope in the future it will be the same.'

i hope we dont sign aguero. he costs way too much and sturridge and borini are more than capable of having great Chelsea futures

Michael Ballack believes young striker Daniel Sturridge is capable of covering for Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou when they leave next month for the African Cup of Nations. Sturridge, 20, played a substitute role in Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Ham and will likely have to step into the breech in January when two of the Blues' strikers go overseas. He will be expected to assist Nicolas Anelka in the coming weeks as Carlo Ancelotti's side bid to maintain their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. Ballack believes the Under 21 star is capable of dealing with such pressure despite his youth. He does, however, admit his concerns over the Blues' strike power should Anelka, who suffered a minor muscle strain last week, ever be sidelined. Step up "Yes he can (step up) - he has to," said Ballack. "We will miss Didier as well as Kalou. We have to hope that nothing happens to Nico (Anelka) because he will be our main striker. "He has not been in good shape this past week but hopefully he can recover and there will be no other injuries. "Daniel is still a young player but now he has a big chance to show his qualities, which he has - that's why he's at Chelsea. "He has been a bit unlucky with injury, but he has come back at the right time and has an opportunity to get more games and help the team." Getting by Chelsea will also have to manage without John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien during the African Cup of Nations which runs from January 10th to 31st. "Of course it's a problem if you lose players of that quality," added Ballack. "They would be a big miss for us if they were gone a week, but they are away for four to five weeks. "But we have handled this in the past and hopefully the players behind them, like Daniel, have the quality to close this gap."

ballack

TEAM NEWS: Chelsea V PORTSMOUTH Posted on: Wed 16 Dec 2009Didier Drogba has failed a fitness test. His place will be taken by Salomon Kalou in a team that has two other changes from the Everton match. Alex plays his first game in three-and-a-half weeks with Ricardo Carvalho moving to the bench and Deco is in for Joe Cole. Frank Lampard makes his 300th league appearance for Chelsea, the 17th Chelsea player to reach that milestone. Nicolas Anelka plays his 100th Chelsea game in all competitions. Portsmouth are much changed and have Asmir Begovic in goal in place of David James. Tal Ben-Haim moves from right-back to centre-back in place of suspended Younes Kaboul. Frederic Piquionne takes over from Kanu as lone striker. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation: 1 Petr Cech 2 Branislav Ivanovic 33 Alex 26 John Terry © 3 Ashley Cole 12 John Mikel Obi 13 Michael Ballack 8 Frank Lampard 20 Deco 21 Salomon Kalou 39 Nicolas Anelka Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 6 Ricardo Carvalho, 18 Yury Zhirkov, 15 Florent Malouda, 10 Joe Cole, 45 Fabio Borini. Portsmouth are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation: Begovic; Finnan, Ben-Haim, Wilson, Hreidarsson; Diop, Mokoena; Mullins; Boateng, O'Hara; Piquionne. Substitutes: Ashdown, Vanden Borre, Belhadj, Yebda, Hughes, Utaka, Dindane. The referee is Mark Clattenburg.