Chelsea (H) - Sat 17th Feb, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Chi-town blues]

Keep the ball, win the game.

Hi pep.

 

[super_city_si]

Bernardo will be fit, tough little fucker.
Hopefully Doku for Grealish the only change. That set up and way of playing, we’ll beat them comfortably. Can’t let it get too stretched.

You want Doku to play but dont want the game to be stretched......

Going to be interesting selection. I can see Alvarez coming back in and if Doku plays too, its back to the same type of game we had at the bridge.

I expect Alvarez and Akanji to come in. Hope Bernardo is ok.

 

[mexico1970]

Chelsea will treat this as their cup final, I expect them to try to soak up the pressure and rely on dead ball situations and catching us on the break.

Another 3-1 for us and we march on regardless.

 

[super_city_si]

Ederson
Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake
Rodri, Kovacic
De Bruyne
Bernardo, Haaland, Foden

If Kovacic is fit thats the team. However, can also see Akanji getting a game instead of Stones

 

[super_city_si]

Chelsea will treat this as their cup final, I expect them to try to soak up the pressure and rely on dead ball situations and catching us on the break.

Another 3-1 for us and we march on regardless.

Hopefully its the same Chelsea who turned up at Anfield for a bumming

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

I think we win 3-2

 

[BringBackSwales]

Pep gonna crazy mode and again starts Alvarez , so I expecting

Eddy
Walker
Stones
Dias
Ake
Rodri
Bernardo
Foden
DeBruyne
Alvarez
Haaland

Sorry, playing (World Cup winner, treble winner, 8 league goals and 8 assists, more premier league minutes than anyone else in the squad etc) Julian Alvarez is a crazy mode? Wow

 

[Always Ali]

We have to win, so we will win, 3-1 to The Champions Of Everything.

 

[sh249]

You want Doku to play but dont want the game to be stretched......

Going to be interesting selection. I can see Alvarez coming back in and if Doku plays too, its back to the same type of game we had at the bridge.

I expect Alvarez and Akanji to come in. Hope Bernardo is ok.

I’d prefer Grealish to be available. And there might be a case for Bobb as a more controlling option. But I can’t really see it being anyone other than Doku - unless Foden gets shunted out left.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

No chance Jack is fit. It was a groin. Hopefully a strain and not a tear. Month out at least, if recovery goes well.

 

[Gorbachev]

I actually think this will be our toughest game all season so far.

Chelsea are going to treat this as their cup final and a chance to prove themselves.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Chelsea will treat this as their cup final, I expect them to try to soak up the pressure and rely on dead ball situations and catching us on the break.

Another 3-1 for us and we march on regardless.

I agree with your prediction of Chavs tactics. Hard one to call this one, I want a win but still think not quite firing on all cylinders. Me. Am picky and miss the Centurions, and more lately my Gundo!

We need to get that ruddy Goal Difference up...

 

[TinFoilHat]

Dipper ref will do his best to keep the score down.

 

[Iassel]

Dipper ref will do his best to keep the score down.

If you really want to set off the tinfoil hat brigade you’d point out that the VAR Peter Bankes is registered with Liverpool FA ;)

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

I actually think this will be our toughest game all season so far.

Chelsea are going to treat this as their cup final and a chance to prove themselves.

Why are they.
They've been shit all sesson

 

[Heath Park]

I actually think this will be our toughest game all season so far.

Chelsea are going to treat this as their cup final and a chance to prove themselves.

Nil-Nil then...
and Chelsea bottle it on pens. ;-)

 

[Inter Me Nan]

I actually think this will be our toughest game all season so far.

Chelsea are going to treat this as their cup final and a chance to prove themselves.

Harder than Anfield?
Nah not having that!
Why are Chelsea being built up into this amazing team?
Watched them vs Palace they were wank!

 

[wolviedinho]

Harder than Anfield?
Nah not having that!
Why are Chelsea being built up into this amazing team?
Watched them vs Palace they were wank!

Wank! That another new signing?

-:)

 

[Lavinda Past]

It's their cup final. They're going to be runners up again.

City 3-0

 

[citizen_maine]

Harder than Anfield?
Nah not having that!
Why are Chelsea being built up into this amazing team?
Watched them vs Palace they were wank!

We haven't been to Anfield so far this season though, have we?