Chelsea Vs Man City Sky Sports 4pm

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Chelsea v Manchester City
Stamford Bridge
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT
TV: Live Sky Sp 1, Highlights BBC One Match of the Day 2

Chelsea (Possible, 4-4-1-1): Cech, Ivanovic; Terry, Luiz, Cole; Mata, Ramires, Lampard, Hazard; Oscar; Eto'o.
Out: Van Ginkel (knee).
Test: Cole (rib).

Manchester City (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Hart; Zabaleta, Lescott, Nastasic, Clichy; Fernandinho, Toure; Milner Aguero, Silva; Negredo.
Out: Kompany (thigh), Demichelis (knee).

Referee: Howard Webb (Matches 7 R0 Y16)

Come on Oscar we need the best out of you today!

GavRedKing

Schurrle and Torres for Mata and Eto'o and we're good to go.

2-1 chelsea

Chancer3001

Hope torres starts.

Also hope oscar and terry get a goal for my fantasy!!

BNMC

0-0

Hope it's a cracker

Sikpupi

Citeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for me.

Negredo to 'arrive' to the Premiership today.

Hope Silva starts...with Milner in after 50-60 minutes.

GavRedKing

If Garcia starts at CB, Chelsea should create enough to get goals out of him but keeping aguero silva amd negredo out of the game at the other end is a huge task.

Darkglasses

Navas/Nasri will start rather than Milner.

Still big question mark over who will partner Nastasic. Personally hope it's Lescott, Richards, Boyata, semi-fit Demichelis, rather than Garcia.

Dzeko an outside possibility to start instead of Negredo.

Drexel

As an arsenal fan I'm hoping for a draw. As a football fan I hope it's something mad like 5 all!!

mike65

Draw please 2-2. Hopefully neither manager will have a loss of nerve.

GavRedKing

jonny666 wrote: »

As an arsenal fan I'm hoping for a draw. As a football fan I hope it's something mad like 5 all!!

Are they not one in the same?

mike65

Don't be dense! He wants a draw for strategic reasons but lots of goals for football reasons!

GavRedKing

mike65 wrote: »

Don't be dense! He wants a draw for strategic reasons but lots of goals for football reasons!

Still a draw though.

/Pedantic :pac:

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Boring James Milner ‏@BoringMilner 6h
Just woken up but I don't know if it's 06:30 GMT or 07:30 BST.


Boring James Milner
‏@BoringMilner
The noise of the traffic outside my hotel room is really loud. Micah Richards said the noise of the traffic is loud outside his room too.

If this is anything to go buy, the hour going back could work in Chelsea's favour.

Andersonisgod

Mourinho's team selection today will be fascinating. Torres is in excellent form right now and you'd have to fancy him against Javi Garcia or Demichelis if either of those two play. However maybe he will opt for Eto'o or the direct approach that Ba offers. Maybe he'll play Eto'o on the flank, maybe Mikel will make an appearance in the starting line up and Mourinho will opt for 3 in midfield. Will Luiz play? If he does, where? Lots of possibilities and options, Mourinho's home record at Chelsea is astounding, this will be one of the toughest tests of that record ever.

Skylinehead

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Torres is in excellent form right now

In Europe, yes. League record: 6 apps 0 goals. Lets face it, he's still terrible.

Barr

Chelsea will have to be at their best to beat City ... tough test today

I think as Torres is finaly showing some form he should start with him.

GavRedKing

64 league games, 50 wins, 14 draws, 0 loses.

Wont lose to day anyway, City have only won twice at the Bridge in 14 attempts

Mezcita

GavRedKing wrote: »

64 league games, 50 wins, 14 draws, 0 loses.

Wont lose to day anyway, City have only won twice at the Bridge in 14 attempts

City being best priced 9/4 suggests otherwise.

Johner

If Javi Garcia plays at centre half then we have a great chance.

iMuse

Man City team: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Clichy, Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Yaya Toure (C), Silva, Aguero

Chelsea : Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle; Torres

Johner

Team v @MCFC: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle; Torres

Manchester City team to play Chelsea: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Clichy, Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Yaya Toure, Silva, Aguero

Darkglasses

Well I feel a bit safer with Demichelis starting...But Garcia as well?

Very midfield heavy.

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Johner wrote: »

Team v @MCFC: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle; Torres

Manchester City team to play Chelsea: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Clichy, Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Yaya Toure, Silva, Aguero

Demicheles and Nastasic in defence, wetting my lips here, lets do them!

Darkglasses

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Demicheles and Nastasic in defence, wetting my lips here, lets do them!

Nastasic is absolutely fierce at the moment, Demichelis fit isn't bad either. I'd dry them lips for now!

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Darkglasses wrote: »

Nastasic is absolutely fierce at the moment, Demichelis fit isn't bad either. I'd dry them lips for now!

That sounds like fighting talk
they are already quite moist from wine, so i prob am talking nonsense :D

Darkglasses

In fairness it's a particularly conservative starting XI for us, Pellegrini never starts just 1 up front. Think he'd probably take a draw looking at that selection.

Darkglasses

City bench:

Costel, Navas, Kolarov, Dzeko, Negredo, Milner, Richards


Jesus, what does Jova have to do to get a few minutes!

mike65

WhatsaMata?

IvySlayer

All City players apart from Demichelis: *look serious*

Demichelis:

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And its LIVE...

Kylo Ren

#FreeMata

Johner

Decent start.

cson

Is it me (or indeed the Sky Sports feed) or is it insanely quiet in the Bridge for a match of this magnitude?

Johner

City the better side so far.

Red Crow

City all over Chelsea here

IvySlayer

cson wrote: »

Is it me (or indeed the Sky Sports feed) or is it insanely quiet in the Bridge for a match of this magnitude?

It's you

Johner

Torres. :rolleyes:

Darkglasses

Hahaha what is wrong with Nando

IvySlayer

Sitter!

Hank Scorpio

shocking miss

Heh.

super_furry

I never get tired of seeing him do that.

Lukker-

Jesus Torres.

Pepe LeFrits

Chelsea's persistence with Torres is so bizarre.

DazMarz

I just woke up my housemate with my agonised cries after watching that. How... in the name of Christ... oh dear god... that is sinful.

super_furry

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Chelsea's persistence with Torres is so bizarre.

You have to think it's the owner's call. Some many managers have persisted with him to the detriment of better players like Sturridge and Lukaku that it can't be all them.

Same thing happened when he signed Shevchenko.

Johner

GET IN

IvySlayer

Schurrle 1-0

DazMarz

YEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!

ANDRÉ THE GIANT!!!

and Torres made it...

YES!!! C'MON YOU BOYS!!!

Red Crow

Jaysus that was poor from Clichy.