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Chelsea's front-line of Anelka, Malouda and Drogba doesn't bear thinking about really but thankfully they won't have Essien and probably Lampard. We've done well in our last two games and have had a bit of luck for a change and I think we can emerge from this afternoon's encounter without disgrace at any rate. It looks like we may start 4-4-2 and I've a feeling we can get a goal, which will be an achievement in itself, but I can't see us getting a point. Match prediction: 2-1 to Chelsea.
After
Wow, who'd have thunk it? Certainly not me. This was the most joyous game I've attended for many years and those around me were similarly amazed and delighted.
Apart from a fifteen minute spell in the first half when Chelsea put together some decent attacks, we dominated this match and were well worth our 3-0 victory. The whole team were great but perhaps Henderson caught the eye most as he bossed the midfield. I just hope he's not doing the same for some other fat cat club in a couple of months' time. Having watched Ricky Villa's Wembley goal on the big screen at White Hart Lane the other day Onuaha's brilliant solo effort just before the break brought back memories of it as he received the ball on the edge of the box and went by two or three defenders before slotting it home. It was the perfect time to score. At the break I chatted to a German guy who wanted me to explain what the chant, “Red and white army!”
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