[Archived] Chelsea 3 Blackburn Rovers 0

[Presty On Tour]

anyone know the teams yet?

[blue phil]

Yeah ...Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers ....

[Cocker]

anyone know the teams yet?

CHELSEA: Cech, Diarra, Essien, Carvalho, A. Cole, Mikel, Makelele, Lampard, Ballack, Shevchenko, Drogba. Subs: Hilario, Ferreira, Wright-Phillips, Kalou, Bridge.

ROVERS: Friedel, Emerton, Nelsen, Henchoz, Warnock, Bentley, Gallagher, Tugay, Pedersen, Derbyshire, McCarthy. Subs: Enckelman, Nonda, Mokoena, Jeffers, Samba.

[Presty On Tour]

CHELSEA: Cech, Diarra, Essien, Carvalho, A. Cole, Mikel, Makelele, Lampard, Ballack, Shevchenko, Drogba. Subs: Hilario, Ferreira, Wright-Phillips, Kalou, Bridge.

ROVERS: Friedel, Emerton, Nelsen, Henchoz, Warnock, Bentley, Gallagher, Tugay, Pedersen, Derbyshire, McCarthy. Subs: Enckelman, Nonda, Mokoena, Jeffers, Samba.

edit sorry cocker just seen it on the official site.

attacking line up from us fairplay and no axe in the first 11 will please a few members on the board

[G Somerset Rover]

There's not really a defensive minded player in our midfield!

[Cocker]

I will be happy as long as Jeffers stays on the bench (oh and three points of course)

[cn_barlow]

well ive got to say that is a surprise!!

At least we cant be accused of playing for the draw!!

Based on that line up i now think we'll get tonked!!

[Presty On Tour]

surprised no zurab in the whole 16, could be a knock or something.

[joey_big_nose]

Bold move from Hughes. I have to agree that we will get murdered!

Hopefully in a couple of hours time I will be eating my words.

[2k.]

i have my fingers crossed that we'll win it 2-1 and pedersen will score first, £2 on it at 275-1

though i doubt it'll happen though, but we can hope!

[Dr Gonzo]

Interesting. Looks like the Keegan philosophy of 'score enough goals and we won't get beat'...

Should be fun!

[roversmum]

Would love to be wrong but not confident

[Jimmy Jupiter]

Game over already!

[modes98]

Oh dear 1-0 Drogba

[roversmum]

Here we go, one down from Drogba

Nearly another two gone in. It's going to be a long 90 minutes...

[brfcshabba]

Stephane Henchoz is far too slow

[jobo380]

good link

text commentary

[Mr. E]

why are we playing Henchoz instead of Samba? 1-0

[promoted2001]

Henchoz fell asleep there! Now their all over us.

[pg]

Audio!?!?!

[pleasure]

Henchoz fell asleep there! Now their all over us.

tony gale, on espn summed it up perfectly -"dozing."

midfield is wide open, defensively.

shevchenko shouldve made it 2, but we've had some good moments going forward, so it's not over yet.

great freidel save, from shevchenko, he couldve had 3.

[pg]

Found it..we are on Five Live Sports Extra

[Mr. E]

we're in for a trashing tonight.

[ihtd]

I agree with Mr.E we are in for a beating tonight, Henchoz is not good enough anymore for the Premiership and the fact that we don't have a ball winner in the midfield is going to make it an even busier evening for the back four. Not looking good for us tonight.

[rover6]

This is the sort of game that a half-decent defensive midfielder would've been appropriate.