Blackburn Rovers V Chelsea 4pm SS1

Johner

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Blackburn will be without Paul Robinson after the goalkeeper tore a calf muscle against his former club Tottenham.

Jason Brown will deputise, but Ryan Nelsen, Gael Givet, Lars Jacobsen, Vince Grella and Franco Di Santo are all unavailable.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has no fresh injury concerns.

Goalkeepers Petr Cech and Hilario are back in training and could return from respective calf and groin problems to replace Ross Turnbull.

Blackburn

Injured/unavailable: Di Santo (ineligible under loan rules), Grella & Robinson (both calf), Givet & Jacobsen (both groin), Nelsen (knee)

Chelsea

Doubtful: Cech (calf), Hilario (groin)

Injured: Bosingwa (knee), A Cole (ankle), Essien (knee)

3-1 Chelsea.

Crann na Beatha

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JPA

TEAMS Blackburn v Chelsea Blackburn: Brown, Salgado, Samba, Jones, Olsson, Andrews, Nzonzi, Dunn, Pedersen, Diouf, Kalinic. Subs: Bunn, Jacobsen, Emerton, Roberts, Linganzi, Hoilett, Chimbonda.

Chelsea: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Mikel, Kalou, Malouda, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba. Subs: Sebek, Joe Cole, Zhirkov, Deco, Sturridge, Matic, Bruma.

MagicMarker

I predict a draw.

Johner

MagicMarker wrote: »

I predict a draw.

I don't.

KittyeeTrix

is this match on already??

MagicMarker

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

is this match on already??

Nope. I assume it's a 4pm kickoff.

KittyeeTrix

MagicMarker wrote: »

Nope. I assume it's a 4pm kickoff.

That's what I thought but my fantasy prem team is showing points for the 3 chelsea players I have and is saying that 1 minute of the game has gone by

Vokes

That's a pretty attacking team from Chelsea. 2 wingers, 2 forwards. Could get overwhelmed in centre-mid.

JPA

Vokes wrote: »

That's a pretty attacking team from Chelsea. 2 wingers, 2 forwards. Could get overwhelmed in centre-mid.

I don't think Keith Andrews has overwhelmed anything in his life.

Johner

Come on Chels.

GLaDOS

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

That's what I thought but my fantasy prem team is showing points for the 3 chelsea players I have and is saying that 1 minute of the game has gone by

They always do that when the teams are announced, it won't advance past 1 until the game starts

Johner

Rooney who?

DROGBA YOU SEXY BASTARD

Barr

Good riddance to Michael Ballack

CHD

So along with Essien, Cole and Bosingwa, our centre half playing out of position who is European footballs best RB this year on form prob is now injured. Why can't Deco, Ballack, Ferreira etc get these injuries.

Johner

Brana.

Comfortable first half there but we need a second.

ctrl-alt-delete

Easy first half for Chelsea, don't know what the Blackburn defense were thinking leaving Drogba free for that goal.

If Blackburn want to go for it they need someone up front with Kalinic, I wouldn't take Dunn off because he has the creativity. I'd expect at some point to see Andrews or Nzonzi to be replaced with Roberts with Dunn "moving" to the middle.

At least that is what i'd do, but i'd also get Diouf off and bring on Hoilett or Emerton.

Have been happy with Jones so far, he looked a good player in the cup when used this year, good to see he is holding his own as such against the likes of Chelsea.

kryogen

Should be plain sailing for ye now, an early second goal will kill it, i suppose if it stays at 1 Blackburn have a chance from a set piece maybe

Jagera

I wouldnt say first half was so comfortable for chelsea. we're a very exposed team due to injuries of our key players.

Second half could be tough..

kryogen

who was that that couldnt even get a corner out of that? Dunn?

Kev_ps3

Hope it says 1-0 and Blackburn nick a goal at the end;)

kryogen

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

Hope it says 1-0 and Blackburn nick a goal at the end;)

that would be delicious

G'Wan Blackburn!

ctrl-alt-delete

I'm with the Blackburn fans booing that substitution.

kryogen

Chelsea are there for the taking imo

MagicMarker

G'wan Blackburn!!!!

Now don't fúck it up, I would have preferred you scored in another 15 minutes or so!

everdead.ie

1-1 Diouf

Peyton Manning

Get the fook in!

mailrewop

yes get in there

ctrl-alt-delete

Get In!!

and to think i would have taken him off

KittyeeTrix

FFS Chelsea:mad:

Get it together

CHD

Watch Ancelotti make no effort to look for a winner now. Feckin Italians.

Mr.Nice Guy

Never thought I'd say this but El-Hadji Diouf you beauty!

KittyeeTrix

Gotta love Drogba:D

jaykay74

crosses fingers, toes etc

flahavaj

Ancellotti actually had to be embarrassed into making a substitution by Drogba. Trouble brewing at Chelsea methinks.:eek:

ShoulderChip

at least we wont need to go through the chirade of pretending we can still compete with the big boys

Mr.Nice Guy

Can't see Blackburn holding out here. Not good enough to do so.

CHD

ShoulderChip wrote: »

at least we wont need to go through the chirade of pretending we can still compete with the big boys

Are you like 11 or something or new to football?

ShoulderChip

CHD wrote: »

Are you like 11 or something or new to football?

no just seriously frustrated by whats happening to our club imo

ctrl-alt-delete

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Can't see Blackburn holding out here. Not good enough to do so.

Of course they are, they have lost twice at Ewood this season, and drew 3-3 with chelsea in the Carling cup here, winning on penalties.

Paleface

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Can't see Blackburn holding out here. Not good enough to do so.

I think they will...

Mr.Nice Guy

Blackburn concede a lot of late goals. Watch them blow it.

MagicMarker

Fúcking hell this is worse than the Utd/Pool match!

ccosgrave

I'm not confident of Rovers keeping them out.

KittyeeTrix

:eek:So close!!!!!!!!

CHD

MagicMarker wrote: »

Fúcking hell this is worse than the Utd/Pool match!

Was that crap too?

MagicMarker

No, we won, top of the league

the_monkey

When you look at the way united were playing earlier ... they are a team that deserves this league ... in fairness ....

we are just an embarrasment really .....

I would rather united would win it ... i couldn't stand losing it to Arsenal
but United wouldn't hurt so much ...

flahavaj

MagicMarker wrote: »

No, we won, top of the league

If Chelsea score be it on your head.:pac:

MagicMarker

flahavaj wrote: »

If Chelsea score be it on your head.:pac:

We'd still be top!

Mr.Nice Guy

Here comes the punch to the stomach. I can feel it.