Rant Box: Norwich City v. Chelsea

Oh, hey.

Team news and the like from 7:45am EST.
Team sheets
Norwich City
Ruddy, Naughton, Ayala, Whitbread, Martin, Pilkington, Johnson, Fox, Surman, Holt, Morison. Bench: Steer, Drury, Crofts, Jackson, Hoolahan, Bennett, Wilbraham.
Chelsea
Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry (c), Cole, Ramires, Meireles, Lampard, Sturridge, Torres, Mata. Bench: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Bertrand, Romeu, Essien, Malouda, Lukaku.
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Chelsea 1-0 Sunderland: World’s most glorious assist separates sides in nervy affair

It has indeed happened. We have reached the magical plateau of 40 points, and are thus unlikely to be relegated. Three cheers. As for this fixture, it was a right odd one, with the Chels looking equal parts sterling and benumb, particularly in defense. Chances, there were a fair few for both sides. Still, regardless [...]

Rant Box: Chelsea v. Sunderland

Rest up, Ram. We’re going to need your services today.

Team news and the like from 9:45am EST.
Team sheets
Chelsea
Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Romeu, Meireles, Ramires, Torres, Mata. Bench: Bench: Turnbull, Essien, Malouda, Lukaku, Sturridge, Hutchinson, Bertrand.
Sunderland
Mignolet, Bardsley, Kilgallon, O’Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Vaughan, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner. Bench: Westwood, Turner, Gardner, Wickham, [...]

Lamps going nowhere

Blues’ manager Andre Villas-Boas has come out and said that he will not be selling Frank Lampard during the January transfer window.

Manchester United Told To Forget About Chelsea Legend

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has reiterated his stance on the Frank Lampard transfer story, stating that the England international is very much in his plans, and remains one of their integral squad members at Stamford Bridge, squashing possibilities of a move away from London. Lampard has been an integral part of the Blues squad over [...]

After Henry, Kalou or Lampard with Cissokho close to a deal.

First match for Thierry Henry against Leeds United in the FA Cup plus scoring the winning goal completely put aside any doubts about his great performance to help Arsenal to the fourth round. And that is one of our quality signings by Arsene Wenger for…

Chelsea 4 Portsmouth 0 – Through but not the best performance

It was one of those games where the score doesn’t tell the entire story of the game.

Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth: Late show from Torres the creator, Ramires books passage

Fernando Torres, Chelsea’s No. 10.
The Spaniard again failed to find the score sheet, but provided the necessary creativity that resulted in a late torrent of goals and a largely flattering 4-0 victory over visiting Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup. We weren’t anywhere near our best, but we’ll take it.

Talisman
Unless you [...]

Rant Box: Chelsea v. Portsmouth

Should be a cracking atmosphere with this cat in town.

Team news and the like from 9:45am EST.

Team sheets
Chelsea
Cech; Cole, Terry, Luiz, Bosingwa, Meireles, Lampard, Ramires, Mata, Torres, Malouda. Bench: Turnbull, Ferreira, Hutchinson, McEachran, Lukaku, Romeu, Bertrand.
Portsmouth
Stephen Henderson; Joel Ward, Jason Pearce, Ricardo Rocha, Greg Halford; Liam Lawrence, David Norris, Aaron Mokoena, Hayden Mullins; Dave [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson To Make Surprise Bid For Chelsea Legend !

The ongoing January transfer window has been full of ups and downs so far, and even though no significant deal has been yet finalized by the top clubs, this is by far the most shocking news of this window. If reports are to be believed, Manchester Unit…

Lampard to Manchester United? Not The Man For The Job Despite Remaining Qualities

Let’s get this straight from the start – Frank Lampard is still a very, very good footballer. Inevitably, he is ageing and in slow decline as a result, but he is not as washed up as some would try to persuade you. Neither is he still the world-…

Lamps going nowhere

Frank Lampard has come out and said that he is staying put and has no plans to leave Stamford Bridge.

Will This World Class Midfielder Stay At Chelsea ?

Frank Lampard’s future at Chelsea always remained a doubt after the sacking of former manager and mentor Jose Mourinho, and the England international has been linked with various clubs across Europe over the past five years. The Stamford Bridge l…

Wolverhampton 1-2 Chelsea: Super Frank starts the new year off right

Frank Lampard will grab the headlines. Fernando Torres deserves to share in the spotlight. The maligned striker capped an excellent shift with one more killer pass, this time to Ashley Cole who went on to set up Super Frank for a trademark finish with only minutes to play. I don’t want to wager on just [...]

Chelsea 1-3 Aston Villa: A grand capitulation at the Bridge to close 2011

In a rather poetic – and cruel – twist, Chelsea closed 2011 similar to how they started it, with a shit sandwich of a performance. Against the same club no less.
Should old acquaintance be forgot? Hell yes.

Midfield creativity
Let me first begin this final blog of 2011 (perhaps) with a few words from the heart, [...]

Rant Box: Chelsea v. Aston Villa

Apologies for not producing a killer match preview before this one, but work has been one hateful bitch this week. Anyway, do we really even need to look ahead to this New Year’s Eve fixture when we have classic images like the one below?

Yes.

Who: Aston Villa (est. 1874)
What: Barclays Premier League, Round 19
When: 31 December, [...]

Rant Box: Chelsea v. Aston Villa

Apologies for not producing a killer match preview before this one, but work has been one hateful bitch this week. Anyway, do we really even need to look ahead to this New Year’s Eve fixture when we have classic images like the one below?

Yes.

Who: Aston Villa (est. 1874)
What: Barclays Premier League, Round 19
When: 31 December, [...]

Chelsea vs Aston Villa – Will Lamps ruin Villa’s day again?

With the Blues 11 points behind the two Manchester clubs Andre Villas-Boas’ first priority but now be to ensure the club makes it into next season’s Champions League.

Chelsea 1-1 Fulham: Stockdale stormer, lack of cutting edge foil Blues

A genuinely poor performance it was not. It was, however, a rather terrible result.

A myriad of culpable parties
Chelsea again surrender a lead despite being in a position to record a comfortable win. First Wigan, and now Fulham. What the hell. More bemusing, the fact that this latest setback arrived just days after we put in an [...]

Rant Box: Fulham v. Chelsea

Bob will be in the house. We hope an impressive victory will be, too.

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Team sheets
Chelsea
Cech, Cole, Terry, Luiz, Bosingwa, Romeu, Lampard, Meireles, Mata, Torres, Sturridge. Bench: Tunrbull, Drogba, Ferreira, McEachran, Malouda, Kalou, Lukaku.
Fulham
Stockdale, Riise, Senderos, Hangeland, Kelly; Murphy; Dempsey, Ruiz, Frei, Dembele, Sa. Bench: Etheridge, Baird, [...]

PL Preview: Chelsea v. Fulham

Ah, fixture congestion. A holly, jolly Christmas indeed.

Will Bob be in the mix?
Chelsea begin this oh so very festive period by hosting Fulham at the Bridge. This represents the first of three games over eight days, a favorable span – which includes Aston Villa (h) and Wolves (a) – that could go far in [...]

Rant Box: Tottenham Hotspur v. Chelsea

We’ll touch on the latest news surrounding John Terry’s current predicament very soon. For now, though, we focus on the massive contest at White Hart Lane. I don’t think I’m overstating when I say this is going to be kind of epic.

Team news and the like from 2:45pm EDT.
Team sheets
Tottenham Hotspur
Friedel; Walker, [...]

PL Preview: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea

‘Tis the season, for snatching a stocking full of points at White Hart Lane.

Hey, it’s that guy
Man. This is kind of big, huh?
Win, lose or draw in Wigan over the weekend, this match with Tottenham was always going to be a pivotal one. Not that matches with Spurs aren’t always showcase events, but this [...]

QPR 0 United 2: Carrick Stars In Attacking Away Win

Manchester United produced arguably their best attacking performance since their win over Chelsea at Old Trafford in September with an impressive win over Neil Warnock’s QPR side at Loftus Road, which briefly put them top of the table.

Rant Box: Wigan v. Chelsea

We need a win. This man needs a game.

Team news and the like from 12:15pm EDT
Team sheets
Wigan Athletic
Al-Habsi, Figueroa, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Stam, Jones, Diame, McCarthy, Sammon, Gomez, Moses. Bench: Pollitt, Crusat, McArthur, Gohouri, di Santo, Watson, Rodallega.
Chelsea
Cech, Cole, EBJT, Bane, Bosingwa, Romeu, Meireles, Lampard, Mata, Sturridge, Drogba. Bench: Turnbull, Torres, Mikel, Malouda, Ferreira, [...]