Fulham V Chelsea (KO 8pm / SS1)

Johner

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TEAM NEWS

Fulham's Bobby Zamora scored for the reserves in midweek but is still a few weeks away from making a first-team return from his broken leg.

Gael Kakuta, on loan from Chelsea, is ineligible under Premier League rules.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed £21.3m defender David Luiz will make his first start after coming off the bench against Liverpool.

Ancelotti has also revealed that Portugal defender Jose Bosingwa is a doubt with an unspecified injury.

Fulham

Injured/unavailable: Etuhu (hamstring), Kakuta (ineligible under loan rules), Senderos (Achilles), Zamora (fitness)

Chelsea

Doubtful: Bosingwa (unspecified)

Injured: Alex (knee), Benayoun (Achilles), Zhirkov (calf)

everdead.ie

A draw would be excellent but I would be surprised if there is anything other than a Chelsea win here

Dozen Wicked Words

2 - 1 to Chelsea, Torres and Ivanovic to score.

Le King

Any streams for this? Can't get to most of the sites to check in work.

Johner

http://atdhenet.tv/34084/watch-fulham-vs-chelsea

Should be a good few closer to the kick off as it's on SS1, will post them up then.

Johner

just got a text saying Drogba on the bench.

Chelsea team for Fulham: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Torres.

smuckers

Good to see Ramires back, thats a strong team.

Johner

Chelsea subs for Fulham: Turnbull, Drogba, Mikel, Ferreira, Kalou, McEachran, Sala.

Johner

Can't wait to see how this team does.

Gonzovision

Correct decision to drop Drogba.

Sgt Pepper 64

Johner wrote: »

Chelsea subs for Fulham: Turnbull, Drogba, Mikel, Ferreira, Kalou, McEachran, Sala.

Wow, so he ISNT going to play with 3 strikers. I thought he had been misinterpreted

Feel much better about the team now!

Now confirmed by the beeb!

1915: BREAKING CHELSEA TEAM NEWS
Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres and Florent Malouda all start. Didier Drogba is on the bench. More on that in a tick.

Sgt Pepper 64

Johner wrote: »

just got a text saying Drogba on the bench.

Chelsea team for Fulham: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Torres.

You got an inside source?

Dont be at yourself

Drogba on the bench, I'm genuinely surprised!

Johner

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

You got an inside source?

Just one of the lads who lives over there and goes to every home and away game, he just passes on the info to me.

Le King

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Drogba on the bench, I'm genuinely surprised!

He hasn't been himself this season at all.

Gonzovision

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

Drogba on the bench, I'm genuinely surprised!

Really? It has been coming for a while.

Sgt Pepper 64

Le King wrote: »

He hasn't been himself this season at all.

Quick, tell him he's Pele re 1970's Brazil era and get him on the pitch !:D

superfrank

Not a bad sub to bring on! glaf ramires is gettin his..looka lively when on. Hope to see malouda do well. Its being a while since he performed!!

Johner

Another stream here,

http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4d581d02559cb

Sgt Pepper 64

Wow, looks like the daily mail got it right for once!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1356701/Didier-Drogba-set-dropped-Fulham-clash.html

Although they thought Mikel and not Ramires would be playing

Sgt Pepper 64

Wow, Anelka really is dropping deep!

Luiz is class!

Panthro

pity Lampard didn't bury that

Panthro

nice link up between Luiz and Torres there

Sgt Pepper 64

Really getting into it now - who is the home side again?

the_monkey

desperate stuff so far, what is this?, Bohs v Cork ?

Headshot

Torres again has been poor

Hank Scorpio

Chelsea fans signing the liverpool torres song, dieing out after 20 seconds. Some passion

Mars Bar

Who is No. 7 for Fulham. He's doing some silly things.

TT09

another link
http://www.veetle.com/v/4d598ef281b00

Hank Scorpio

Essiens been pretty bad since he came back from injury, not the same play he was at all

blindpilot

mars bar wrote: »

Who is No. 7 for Fulham. He's doing some silly things.

Sidwell, I think.

jamsieboy86

nuxxx wrote: »

Chelsea fans signing the liverpool torres song, dieing out after 20 seconds. Some passion

Had to listen closely to it but I think these are the words they were singing:

We stole this song from Liverpool, Torres Torres
We couldn't think of one ourselves, Torres Torres
We bought the lad, we stole the chant
We have no class, we're arrogant
Fernando Torres is Chelsea's Number 9!

Panthro

Ivanovic ya cheeky begger!:D

L'prof

Some strike there from Ivanovic, would have been an amazing goal :eek:

Gonzovision

Distribution is poor from midefield

Mars Bar

Fulham need to be better with their set piece delivery. Hopefully Hangeland gets something on this now...

Mars Bar

In to Cech's hands every f*ckin' time.

Headshot

For 50m you'd want to be doing a hell of a lot better

Gonzovision

No space for Anelka = no creativity from Chelsea

Sgt Pepper 64

FFS Torres - you bent that one in AGAINST us!

Jagera

ah jesus torres. why try to control? bury it!!

Mars Bar

Hah, Torres!

Gonzovision

OMG what a ball from Luiz

Sgt Pepper 64

and AGAIN, FFS

Headshot

Omg that's just comical stuff. You have to feel for drogba

blindpilot

Headshot wrote: »

For 50m you'd want to be doing a hell of a lot better

Being able to control the ball would be one attribute you'd expect.

Panthro

I'd say he will score tonight, hope he doesn't get taken off on the 60mins mark.

Gonzovision

Last thing Torres needs is to be taken off. Horribly short of confidence. Very impressed with Luiz. Looks some player.

Essien

As shit as that half was, Luiz has been a brilliant. He's sticking out like a sore thumb as the only player in blue with any kind of composure, Torres not at the races at all.

Gonzovision

Essien wrote: »

As shit as that half was, Luiz has been a brilliant. He's sticking out like a sore thumb as the only player in blue with any kind of composure, Torres not at the races at all.

You again have been poor!

LuckyGent88

Essien wrote: »

As shit as that half was, Luiz has been a brilliant. He's sticking out like a sore thumb as the only player in blue with any kind of composure, Torres not at the races at all.

Luiz looks like the only player comfortable on the ball tonight for Chelsea so far.