Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion match thread

CFC1905_NK

Saturday 14 August 2010, 5:30pm
ESPN

Carlo Ancelotti's double champions start defence of their league title at home to newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion, a side managed by SW6 legend Roberto di Matteo.

I'm predicting Chelsea to win 3-0.

Your thoughts/predictions?

Lukker-

Hoping for a convincing display first and foremost to lift the team. Don't want a repeat of last seasons dodgy last minute win over Hull.

Barr

Hope Chelsea don't make it 5 in a row

Coillte_Bhoy

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Johner

Just after arriving in London there, buzzing for the game :-) 3-0 Chelsea.

T-b0n3

Lamps & Drogs playing apparently.

Anyone got full team sheets?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

A scrappy 1-1 or 1-0 to Chelsea.;)

Gonzovision

1 Petr Cech
19 Paulo Ferreira
33 Alex
26 John Terry (c)
3 Ashley Cole
5 Michael Essien
12 John Mikel Obi
8 Frank Lampard
39 Nicolas Anelka
11 Didier Drogba
15 Florent Malouda


Subs: 40 Hilario, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 38 Patrick van Aanholt, 18 Yury Zhirkov, 10 Yossi Benayoun, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge



Carson (c); Jara, Tamas, Ibanez, Cech; Mulumbu, Brunt; Morrison, Dorrans, Thomas; Bednar.

Subs: Myhill, Reid, Shorey, Olsson, Cox, Barnes, Miller.

ntlbell

mon the albion I'll take 0-0

LuckyLloyd

Time to watch the best team in the league go to work. Going to be fun.

flahavaj

West Brom 25/1 on Betfair.:eek:

Edit: 28/1 now.

iii Stevo iii

Stream anyone?

everdead.ie

1-0 now Malouda

Carson sucks btw

ntlbell

1-0 milly louda

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Oh ffs.
What was Carson doing?

LuckyLloyd

5 minutes. They're going to cut them open now.

flahavaj

flahavaj wrote: »

West Brom 25/1 on Betfair.:eek:

Edit: 28/1 now.

LOL 90/1 now.:pac:

Le King

flahavaj wrote: »

LOL 90/1 now.:pac:

Is it not 129/1?

flahavaj

Le King wrote: »

Is it not 129/1?

They're getting worse.:pac:

Le King

flahavaj wrote: »

They're getting worse.:pac:

I have a feeling it could be a 6+ goal fest.

LuckyLloyd

Two times now where Ibanez has been closed down with possession in his own box. He has a bit of adjusting to the Premiership to do for sure.

D2D

Weather report - it's lashing

Great finish there from Bednar, pity it was offside

Thanx 4 The Fish

Tell ya something. WBA are looking really good, playing some nice football and ferreiras is looking scared every time somebody takes him on.

flahavaj

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Tell ya something. WBA are looking really good, playing some nice football and ferreiras is looking scared every time somebody takes him on.

I'm always happy to se Ferreira in the Chelsea team - he's a bit of a liability these days tbh. Ivanovic can feel very hard done by to be dropped for him.

Gonzovision

flahavaj wrote: »

I'm always happy to se Ferreira in the Chelsea team - he's a bit of a liability these days tbh. Ivanovic can feel very hard done by to be dropped for him.

Ivanovic apparently picked up a knock mid week

Le King

gonzovision wrote: »

Ivanovic apparently picked up a knock mid week

That can be the only reason he is out of the team. Otherwise I would b pulling my hair out if I was Ivanovic because he was class for Chelsea last year.



EDIT: Ferreira looking dodgy again.

Oat23

Nice fail by the wall.

2-0 - Drogba

everdead.ie

Through the wall again utter madness

Lukker-

Absolutely stunning from Drogba.

JPA

Good goal, bad wall.

Oat23

Lukker- wrote: »

Absolutely stunning from Drogba.

Lets not go overboard now.
If the wall didn't f**k up it would still be 1-0.

There was nothing ''stunning'' about it.

Fiskar

Great Goal,
Drogba off the mark

redout

Chelsea looking good to be honest.

everdead.ie

redout wrote: »

Chelsea looking good to be honest.

West Brom doing there best to make them look good in fairness

Lukker-

Oatesy23 wrote: »

Lets not go overboard now.
If the wall didn't f**k up it would still be 1-0.

There was nothing ''stunning'' about it.

I didn't watch the replay before posting but still it was pretty special a quick free kick from a bit under 35 yards with little or no run up and he squeezes it right into the corner.

Lukker-

everdead.ie wrote: »

West Brom doing there best to make them look good in fairness

Don't think WBA are doing too badly tbh.

Gonzovision

WBA getting far too much time on the ball for my liking.

Lukker-

gonzovision wrote: »

WBA getting far too much time on the ball for my liking.

Gotta agree, midfield isn't showing enough urgency, Mikel looks particulary lax especially on the ball.

Crann na Beatha

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Finical

The Drog never lets me down. :cool:

Fiskar

Another great goal by the Premierships leading goal scorer

Thanx 4 The Fish

He is the premierships joint leading goalscorer with Marlon Harewood I believe.

Gonzovision

Great goal

Lukker-

Superb goal.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Yossi on for his league debut. Wish him all the best. I still think he looks better in Red.

Fiskar

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

He is the premierships joint leading goalscorer with Marlon Harewood I believe.

He is the existing golden boot! Until someone else takes his crown.

Oat23

Fiskar wrote: »

Another great goal by the Premierships leading goal scorer

Now he is

Fiskar

Top of the league now with Drogbas hat trick

Lukker-

:rolleyes:

JPA

:eek:

Lukker-

Champagne time.