Closed Chelsea v Southampton

[Milan 17,955]

Pre-match pictures

[Rupert 130]

Three games in the space of seven days, Ba will not start in all of them...

In an ideal world i would like this to happen, but we all know Rafa loves to make his first sub around the 70th minute mark.

It's 63 minutes actually (the first sub)

[Heartbeat 21]

A few minutes on twitter he said he's a Chelsea fan.

[Stingray 9,441]

Torres doesn't deserve a spot after the last game he played. The diarrea-excuse blonde non-striker. What kind of a message would be given to the team n fans ... Lets hope Rafa has some sense.

Get Ba in. No screwin around tonight.

[Kinol 337]

Of all the games Demba Ba played this season for Newcastle, he only came of the sub bench once. He can do this, and play around 60 minutes!!! Fuck Torres. Im sure Benitez will choose torres though

[Steve 10,227]

Not fussed who starts just as long as we win. We cannot drop points.

[Pizy 18,877]

Save our goal scoring boots for Le Arse.

1-0 win will do nicely with our key players not having to overly exert themselves.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Of all the games Demba Ba played this season for Newcastle, he only came of the sub bench once. He can do this, and play around 60 minutes!!! Fuck Torres. Im sure Benitez will choose torres though

We know Ba can play, but Torres is going to get at least the same amount of time as Demba whether we like or not. I'd rather he starts today and Ba against Arsenal.

[petr.breu 1,618]

Can't wait...

[petr.breu 1,618]

Petr Cech's next clean sheet will make him the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets at one club in the Premier league

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

We really need to start getting a head of steam up and get a winning streak on the go. to do that we have to play our strongest XI which doesn't include Torres sadly. As improved as he is, it's clear to see that Demba Ba offers so much more than him up front.

Add to that Lampard, he's bang in form and should be nowhere near the bench. If either of these two are on the bench tonight we'd be as well as forgeting about this season completely.

[Pizy 18,877]

Arse playing their strongest team. Hopefully Swansea give them a real game and Cazorla gets run ragged.

Could do with a Walcott injury since he always seems to rip us. Not wishing injury in him, mind.

[petr.breu 1,618]

Team: Cech; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Cole; Ramires, Lampard ©; Oscar, Mata, Hazard; Ba

subs: Turnbull, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Bertrand, Marin, Torres

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Team: Cech; Azpili, Cahill, D Luiz, Cole; Ram, Lamps ©; Oscar, Mata, Hazard; Ba. - subs: Turn, Fer, Ivan, JT, Bert, Marin, Torres.

Ba starts

[Leif 6,006]

FUCK YEAH!!! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA