Chelsea 1 - 0 Brighton

[Vesper 30,175]

Mansfield Town v Port Vale

Ipswich Town v Fulham

Manchester United v Newcastle United

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

West Ham United v Arsenal 

Everton v Burnley

Exeter City v Middlesbrough

Ties to be played week commencing 30 October.

[Vesper 30,175]

my picks

Mansfield Town v Port Vale

Ipswich Town v Fulham

Manchester United v Newcastle United

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

West Ham United v Arsenal 

Everton v Burnley

Exeter City v Middlesbrough

[Vesper 30,175]

1 minute ago, Vesper said:

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

#	Player	Date of birth / Age	Nat.	Market value
12	Leopold Wahlstedt Goalkeeper	Jul 4, 1999 (24)		€1.70m
1	Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper	Apr 23, 1998 (25)		€900k
34	Joe Hilton Goalkeeper	Oct 11, 1999 (23)		€150k
5	Dominic Hyam Centre-Back	Dec 20, 1995 (27)		€5.00m
17	Hayden Carter Centre-Back	Dec 17, 1999 (23)		€2.00m
16	Scott Wharton Centre-Back	Oct 3, 1997 (25)		€1.80m
-	James Hill Centre-Back	Jan 10, 2002 (21)		€1.00m
15	Patrick Gamble Centre-Back	Oct 5, 2003 (19)
3	Harry Pickering Left-Back	Dec 29, 1998 (24)		€4.80m
2	Callum Brittain Right-Back	Mar 12, 1998 (25)		€2.00m
11	Joe Rankin-Costello Right-Back	Jul 26, 1999 (24)		€1.20m
27	Lewis Travis  Defensive Midfield	Oct 16, 1997 (25)		€5.00m
30	Jake Garrett Defensive Midfield	Mar 10, 2003 (20)		€450k
23	Adam Wharton Central Midfield	Jun 2, 2004 (19)		€3.50m
6	Sondre Tronstad Central Midfield	Aug 26, 1995 (28)		€1.60m
7	Arnór Sigurdsson Attacking Midfield	May 15, 1999 (24)		€4.50m
8	Sammie Szmodics Attacking Midfield	Sep 24, 1995 (28)		€2.00m
24	Andy Moran Attacking Midfield	Oct 15, 2003 (19)		€300k
22	Zak Gilsenan Attacking Midfield	May 8, 2003 (20)
37	Tom Bloxham Left Winger	Apr 30, 2005 (18)
10	Tyrhys Dolan Right Winger	Dec 28, 2001 (21)		€8.00m
19	Ryan Hedges Right Winger	Jul 8, 1995 (28)		€1.50m
18	Dilan Markanday Right Winger	Aug 20, 2001 (22)		€400k
9	Sam Gallagher Centre-Forward	Sep 15, 1995 (28)		€3.50m
14	Niall Ennis Centre-Forward	May 20, 1999 (24)		€450k
33	Semir Telalovic Centre-Forward	Dec 23, 1999 (23)		€350k
20	Harry Leonard Centre-Forward	Sep 12, 2003 (20)		€150k

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top valued players

Edited September 27, 2023 by Vesper

[whats happening 1,615]

probably wouldve lost this one too if there was a var.

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14 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

in QF give me winner of this.

the 3 worst teams to play in the QFs, SF, and Final, would be Pool, Arse, and NUFC (any order)

after them that leaves Manure and West Ham

if they both win their next games (meaning they knock out NUFC and Arse), that means those 2, and especially Pool are our biggest threats

[Vesper 30,175]

4 minutes ago, whats happening said:

probably wouldve lost this one too if there was a var.

Blackburn are shite

14th in the Championship with a negative 7 GD

their highest valued player has no goals, no assists in around 400 minutes of play

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24 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Blackburn are shite

14th in the Championship with a negative 7 GD

their highest valued player has no goals, no assists in around 400 minutes of play

suspect he was referring to Brighton ("this" match).

Hard to say... I think the red was a sure thing, but there or or two PK calls that could get lucky in slo-mo VAR.

Regarding Blackburn, good draw to give some players some minutes.

[JFKvsNixon 54]

I really liked the intensity of Chelsea in the second half, with Cucurella and Mudryk committing themselves to the performance. Palmer was the best player on the pitch for me though, dare I say it, he looks like a younger Havertz? 

Would it be sacrilege to suggest that without Silva Chelsea could push up the pitch making it easier to press and maintain the intensity?

[Thor 2,702]

I saw Palmer, Mudryk and Jackson all over the highlights - so I assume they all had a decent game? 

Though I do see people saying Mudryk was meh? 

Was Maatsen okay? I'd like to see more of him. If Chilly is injured, we may just see him at LB, as hopefully Poch is stopping Levi there and giving Silva some rest too. 

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19 minutes ago, Thor said:

I saw Palmer, Mudryk and Jackson all over the highlights - so I assume they all had a decent game? 

Though I do see people saying Mudryk was meh? 

Was Maatsen okay? I'd like to see more of him. If Chilly is injured, we may just see him at LB, as hopefully Poch is stopping Levi there and giving Silva some rest too. 

If you are going to watch the game on replay, skip the first half a lot of missed opportunities for both teams. Crappy officiating. The second half is worth watching, but the ref does not get any better. 

[Stats 7,142]

I thought Palmer did well but only criticism was that he got muscled off the ball way too easily sometimes. More pros than cons but few times lost the battle way too easily. Maybe needs to develop on the physical side. Mudryk had a good game and caused a lot of issues and you can see his confidence growing. Colwill solid as a rock. Good to see him play his natural position too. Feels good to experience a win again. Well fought as well against a very good team.

[robsblubot 3,595]

Agreed that Palmer did well, and yes, struggled physically, which is what you'd expect from most young players.

Jackson had a fairly poor game, but scored when it mattered (nice assist by Palmer).

Colwill was solid indeed.

Maatsen looked promising in moments, but in and out of the match.

Mudryk was overall fairly poor as usual: poor decisions, couldn't beat anyone either showing too much of the football or his legs, passes straight to the goal line. The effort was there, but not the quality. He can find nice passes at times, but a bit of speed and good passing does not a top PL player make.

In the dying moments of the match Sterling was on the left marking someone, possibly Lamptey, who tried to turn around on him; he was tightly marking the player, and ultimately fouled him stopping the match and giving his side precious few seconds off the clock. To my eyes, the difference between what a senior player like Sterling and the younger players do is simply night and day. These types of play won't show in highlights tho....perhaps not even on sofascore. 

 

[cosmicway 1,333]

Saw the highlights only.
Sanchez started with a proper Mendy then became a hero.
This thing must stop. Forget becoming part of the build up - just kick the ball downfield.
Again low scoreline.

  

[Thor 2,702]

I just watched the extended highlights - obviously not watching the whole game my view could be distorted but:

- A lot of the highlights had our good/great chances starting with Mudryk. Was he really that poor like some suggest if he was the one creating clear cut chances again? I understand he cost a tonne, but at least he is impacting at this point, and he looks more confident. The consistency and rest of game will come. Also - a lot of the good chances actually came off the back of his defensive work to try and win the ball back, which prior I had been disappointed with. 

- Palmer looks silky. Has a poise to his game. Think he should be getting starts more often. 

- Can anyone comment on Maatsen? Didn't see him pop up much in the highlights aside from the goal involvement. 

- Was Jackson's second goal really offside? Looked on to me. 

- Broja one obviously onside. 

- I think we look more direct and quicker with Silva out... 

[Blue Armour 4,439]

We finally scored this month, and Jackson broke his goalless streak.

@Thor

It's because we finally got that shirt sponsor approved! We now have lift-off

Edited September 28, 2023 by Blue Armour

[ZAPHOD2319 4,818]

3 hours ago, Thor said:

I just watched the extended highlights - obviously not watching the whole game my view could be distorted but:

- A lot of the highlights had our good/great chances starting with Mudryk. Was he really that poor like some suggest if he was the one creating clear cut chances again? I understand he cost a tonne, but at least he is impacting at this point, and he looks more confident. The consistency and rest of game will come. Also - a lot of the good chances actually came off the back of his defensive work to try and win the ball back, which prior I had been disappointed with. 

- Palmer looks silky. Has a poise to his game. Think he should be getting starts more often. 

- Can anyone comment on Maatsen? Didn't see him pop up much in the highlights aside from the goal involvement. 

- Was Jackson's second goal really offside? Looked on to me. 

- Broja one obviously onside. 

- I think we look more direct and quicker with Silva out... 

Maatsen handle the ball in tight spaces and made some good passes. Good composure, nothing that was highlight material, but helped keep possession. 
 

This is what should fire up Mudryk.

 

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22 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Maatsen handle the ball in tight spaces and made some good passes. Good composure, nothing that was highlight material, but helped keep possession. 
 

This is what should fire up Mudryk.

 

Would add that Maatsen looked energetic at times, but once again, in and out of the game, which is totally an age thing.

On Mudryk, never seen lack of effort TBH
His game is a bit naive at times, and that can be improved with minutes, so I don't think getting a player out of him is impossible.

However, getting a top player might be; sorry, I just don't think he has the tools for it.

I'd add a big caveat that this was Carabao cup and played at home w/o VAR. Normally we'd be fielding a young team, that nowadays would pretty much have the same average age as our "senior team." 😁

[Thor 2,702]

1 hour ago, Blue Armour said:

We finally scored this month, and Jackson broke his goalless streak.

@Thor

It's because we finally got that shirt sponsor approved! We now have lift-off

The hand brake is off homie!!! 😄

[cosmicway 1,333]

2 hours ago, MidniteBlue said:

We're a crap squad bros. 
 

'Rock you like a' Harry Kane has more goals than this band of overpriced amateurs. 

We are a "project", is the new lingua Italiana.