Closed West Brom v Chelsea

[Pizy 18,537]

Think both Pedro and Baba will be on the bench for this one. That's what I make of the "I don't know if they'll be ready" comment.

[Thendo 1,088]

Mourinho just said that both Oscar and Moses are injured for this game.

But, but Oscar wasn't injured it was just José lying to avoid criticism of not playing him vs city...

[Special Juan 27,553]

If Oscar is injured then Pedro starts IMO.

[Billy. 2,742]

We are wearing our black kit on Sunday

[Jase 43,479]

We are wearing our black kit on Sunday

Doesn't the black color clash with WBA's kit?

[Jase 43,479]

Oscar and Moses injured. Pedro and Rahman unsure for this match.

Possible lineup - Courtois - Ivanovic/Cahill/Terry/Azpi - Matic/Fabregas/Ramires - Hazard/Willian - Costa?

[Siwy_CFC 7]

Ruben on Facebook: "Working hard in training this week! Looking forward to the game this weekend." - Its very interesting, because he always write like that when he was taking a chance to play.

3 points is neccessary this time. We need to bounce off the bottom. Can't wait for the new faces debuts, think Rahman should play in first '11' cause Brana's form is tragic.

[Last Sicarius 610]

Oscar and Moses injured. Pedro and Rahman unsure for this match.

Possible lineup - Courtois - Ivanovic/Cahill/Terry/Azpi - Matic/Fabregas/Ramires - Hazard/Willian - Costa?

RIP

[MihaiM24 156]

We are wearing our black kit on Sunday

I think we will. Look what Oscar said on FB

[Siwy_CFC 7]

Oscar and Moses injured. Pedro and Rahman unsure for this match.

Possible lineup - Courtois - Ivanovic/Cahill/Terry/Azpi - Matic/Fabregas/Ramires - Hazard/Willian - Costa?

I'd prefer play with Ola Aina as a Right Back than play Iva. His performance is very poor and he play like that by several months. I think it's good time to First Squad debut for Baba, Rahman on the left, Cesar on the Right, CB's duo in shape of Zouma and Gary. If Oscar's injury story is true, we should play Pedro on the right as well, I dont want to see Cuadrado or Rami on the right wing anymore. We have Traore,Willian,Pedro available on this game and i think we should use them as a first choice above Colombian or Brazilian.

[Pizy 18,537]

Think it'll be an identical formation and lineup as the City game but with Courtois instead of Begovic.

Pedro will make a late sub appearance for Ramires or Willian.

[Reddish-Blue 2,401]

Think it'll be an identical formation and lineup as the City game but with Courtois instead of Begovic.

Pedro will make a late sub appearance for Ramires or Willian.

If the lineup is the same as the City game, I don't see us beating West Brom

[Pizy 18,537]

If the lineup is the same as the City game, I don't see us beating West Brom

I think we will but it'll be really ugly and a grind. Don't think our players will allow a defeat here.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

Ugh, Oscar and Moses out again. Probably Pedro for Ramires and other than that the same 11 then.

[NishC300 1,865]

What's the difference between Chelsea and the Bermuda triangle? The latter has three points.

Haha, you could say a straight line has 2 points. Which is much more than us right now ;p

[didierforever 7,349]

We wouldn't have been down to 5 defenders if better rotation (read dropping and resting players when out of form) had not alienated so many of squad players, making them want to leave. Luis would have still been around if Mourinho had handled him better.

Please, if preseason games actually mattered in Mourinho's decision making, we wouldn't have been able to find an XI to take the field against Swansea, given how ours went. So yes, believe it or not but form and performances from last season actually impact selection for the first few weeks of the next - and lest we forget Remy ended 14/15 with 2 goals ... Falcao? Being horrendous for Colombia.

It's not me who's calling it meaningless - Mr Mourinho himself threw his runners up medal in the crowd. Perhaps selecting the full strength team had to do with our short pre season?

Has not he also thrown his PL medal into the crowd before? I remember him doing something like that.

Anyways, I am sorry but I can't take it arguments seriously. Also, jose said that we the beyter team in the second half lost. Guess we should accept that too.

Or maybe he started his full team despitr knowing that their was another pre-season match 3 days after for the fact that thr match meant a lot.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I will be really annoyed if Pedro doesn't start, now that Oscar is confirmed to be missing the match. We can really send a big message versus West Brom by showcasing this evolution of the team, by starting both Pedro and Rahman. Though the latter in unlikely I see no reason why the former shouldn't play, considering he's match fit and he's already been playing well.

[Pizy 18,537]

I will be really annoyed if Pedro doesn't start, now that Oscar is confirmed to be missing the match. We can really send a big message versus West Brom by showcasing this evolution of the team, by starting both Pedro and Rahman. Though the latter in unlikely I see no reason why the former shouldn't play, considering he's match fit and he's already been playing well.

Be prepared to be annoyed, mate.

Lord Ramires will start.