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2009-10-21T08:02:00.000-07:00

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Injury Time

2009-10-16T08:09:00.001-07:00

Chelsea will be without Ballack, the german international team captain suffered a calf injury during a recent qualifier.

Manchester United will be without leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney, giving way for the oft-maligned Michael Owen to make his second league start this season.

The club hardest hit by the injury wagon is Liverpool, losing Both Gerrard(groin)and Torres(groin) during the international break.

And now the most humorous "injury" is that incurred by midfielder Wilson Palacios, being forced by the military junta of Honduras to celebrate the countries first appearance in the world cup since 1982.

Matchweek 9 Chelsea vs. Aston Villa

2009-10-15T07:55:00.000-07:00

The international break is finally over and it is time to get back into domestic action. League toppers Chelsea take on Aston Villa, who have accrued 13 points in seven games played, at Villa Park this week. Here are the projected is the projected lineup for Chelsea.

Cech
Bosingwa Carvalho Terry A. Cole

Essien

Malouda Lampard Deco

Anelka
Drogba

Ballack will get the nod over Deco to deal with the size of Aston Villa during set pieces.

Prediction: Anelka has regained his form of last season after a slow start this year and Drogba continued his goal scoring frenzy with Ivory Coast. Although Lampard has not found the back of the net since the first game of the season, he has controlled the midfield. The back four is standard, Ivanovic showed real class against Liverpool with very adroit tackles,as well as crosses when he came forward.
Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 2
Goals Chelsea: Anelka Lampard
Goal Aston Villa: Carew

A highlight clip from their last match:

Two New Signings

2009-10-14T05:02:00.000-07:00

Possibly due to the FA two window transfer ban on Chelsea, which is still under review, Chelsea have acquired many signings from existing players.

Alex, "the tank", penned a four year deal. The Brazilian has yet to play this season due to a groin injury, but is set to return soon.

That came just after Salomon Kalou penned a 3 year deal with Ancelloti's squad. The 24 year old just qualified with his national team, Ivory Coast, on the back of a 1-1 Malawi Draw thanks to Drogba goal in the latter stages of the game.

Chelsea Players During the International Break

2009-10-13T06:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks goes out to Eurosport@yahoo

CHELSEA
Michael Essien (Benin 1-0 Ghana) - played 90 minutes
Petr Cech (Czech Rep. 2-0 Poland) - captain, played 90 minutes
Jose Bosingwa (Portugal 3-0 Hungary) - played 90 minutes
Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal 3-0 Hungary) - played 90 minutes
Deco (Portugal 3-0 Hungary) - played 90 minutes
Paulo Ferreira (Portugal 3-0 Hungary) - unused sub
Ashley Cole (Ukraine 1-0 England) - played 90 minutes
John Terry (Ukraine 1-0 England) - played 90 minutes
Frank Lampard (Ukraine 1-0 England)- played 90 minutes
Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia 0-2 Slovenia) - booked, played 90 minutes
Salomon Kalou (Malawi 1-1 Ivory Coast)- played 90 minutes
Didier Drogba (Malawi 1-1 Ivory Coast)- scored, came on in 65th minute
Nicolas Anelka (France 5-0 Faroe Islands) - scored, played 90 minutes
Michael Ballack (Russia 0-1 Germany) - captain, played 90 minutes
Florent Malouda (France 5-0 Faroe Islands) - came on in the 62nd minute
Yuri Zhirkov (Russia 0-1 Germany) - played 90 minutes, booked
Branislav Ivanovic (Serbia 5-0 Romania) - played 90 minutes

International Break: Drogba is on fire!

2009-10-12T05:23:00.000-07:00

Everyone remembers the Ivory Coast as the country that signed a cease-fire during the 2006 World Cup. Well, they are back, only the second African team to qualify, thanks to Drogba's 65th minute goal to grab a point from Malawi. Drogba has 6 assists and the same number of goals in the premier league as well He inevitably would have made an impact on the champions league as well, if he wasn't busy serving time on the sideline with teammate Bosingwa after there "questioning" of the referee in the Champions league semifinal draw against Barcelona. Drogba is on fire!

International Break: Portuguese National team

2009-10-09T07:36:00.000-07:00

The Portuguese national team is in extreme danger of not qualifying for the world cup, and as the world ponders a world cup sans Ronaldo speculations portugal crosses their fingers in hopes of a miscue from the Swedish team led by Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Portugal will have to win out to have a chance to clinch a spot in the world cup and a few players from Chelsea.
Deco is coming off a calf injury and a lackluster performance against Liverpool the midfielder is a tactician and should work well in the midfield next to Ronaldo.
Three of Portugal's back four are comprised of Chelsea players. Carvalho, Jose Bosingwa and Ferreira- who recently had his first cap of the season for Chelsea against QPR in the Chelsea Carling Cup victory.

International Break: England National Team

2009-10-08T10:31:00.000-07:00

England's national team has already clinched their place in the 2010 world cup, in part, thanks to three Chelsea players: John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole. England has put away 8 opponents in a row and are in top form going into the largely benign match against Ukraine. Lampard is coming off a brace of goals against Croatia-more than he has had this Premeir league season- bringing his tally up to 20 in his national career. Terry had a fine goal against the Ukraine national team earlier on in group play in Englands 2-1 win. Even though Englands team has already done all the work they need to do in the group stages, and even amongst the relatively inane furor caused by the match not being broadcast, England should win with aplomb. England 3 - Ukraine 1

Chelsea on the International Break Day 1

2009-10-06T09:44:00.001-07:00

Vs.

Probably the most crucial of the matches featuring Chelsea players for their international sides; Michael Ballack, the three-time winner of the "German Footballer of the Year" for Germany and Yuri Zhirkov, the most expensive Russian signing in the Premiership, for Russia. The winner will be favorites to win Europe's group 4. Germany have been impressive this year, with the only blemish being a draw with Finland the groups 3rd place contestants. Russia has lost once to Germany already this season but I feel an "upset" is in the mix. Russia wins 3-2 over Germany. The link(possibly the stream itself) will be available at the time of the match here at "All News Chelsea".

Chelsea on the International Break

2009-10-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

Premier League Results and Fixtures and Upsets

2009-10-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

Monday October 5 Match
Aston Villa 1 - 1 Manchester City

Sunday October 4 Match
Chelsea 2 - 0 Liverpool
West Ham United 2 - 2Fulham
Everton 1 - 1 Stoke City
Arsenal 6 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
Saturday October 3 Match

Manchester United 2 - 2 Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 Portsmouth
Hull City 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham City
Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur

The only upset of the week.

Burnley vs. Manchester United 2-2
Manchester United went in as the heavy favorites and were lucky to abscond with a point thanks to an Anton Ferdinand's own-goal. Both Jones and Bent kept up there goal scoring streak, while Berbatov scored with a classy bicycle kick.

Impressive performances:

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2-0

Chelsea's back four starred in the league leaders shutout of Liverpool at Old Trafford. Terry and Carvalho completely shutdown the androgynous Torres. And two french-men, Anelka and Malouda, scored thanks to the exceptional Drogba's assists.

Aresenal vs Blackburn 6-2

Cesc Fabregas tore through the Blackburn defense marking an impressive four assists and a goal of his own. He was joined by goalscorers: Van Persie, Arshavin,Bendtner,Walcott and Vermaelen. Dunn and N'Zonzi scored for the losing side.

Players of the week

CESC FABREGAS

John Terry

Aston Villa Vs. Manchester City links

2009-10-05T06:37:00.000-07:00

Aston Villa vs. Machester City 3:00 P.M. Villa Park
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Premier league fixtures and links(fixed) Oct. 4th

2009-10-04T04:35:00.000-07:00

Matches:
Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers 13:30 Emirates Stadium
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Everton v Stoke City 15:00 Goodison Park
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West Ham United v Fulham 15:00 Boleyn Ground
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Chelsea v Liverpool 16:00 Stamford Bridge
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Premier League Fixtures and Links with results Oct. 3

2009-10-03T05:58:00.001-07:00

Bolton V Tottenham 3 Oct 15:00 2-2 D
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Burnley V Birmingham 3 Oct 15:00 2-1 W Burnley
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Hull City V Wigan 3 Oct 15:00 2-1 W Hull
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Wolves V Portsmouth 3 Oct 15:00 0-1 W Portsmouth
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Man Utd V Sunderland 3 Oct 17:30 2-2 D
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All links will be active 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the match.

Starting XI Chelsea Vs. Liverpool

2009-10-03T05:50:00.001-07:00

Chelsea: Liverpool:
GK- Hilario GK- Reina
DF- A. Cole DF- G. Johnson
DF- Bosingwa DF- Carragher
DF- J. Terry DF- Skrtel
DF- Carvalho DF- Insua
MF- Lampard MF- Gerrard
MF- Essien MF- Kuyt
MF- Kalou MF- Mascherano
MF- Malouda MF- Benayoun
FW- Anelka MF- Babel
FW- Drogba FW- Torres

Players to Watch:
Chelsea
Frank Lampard- Lampard has had a lackluster beginning this season, and Chelsea will need a stronger performance from him in their first clash with one of the “big four” this season.

Liverpool
Fernando Torres- Torres has had two big weeks in the premier league, but they were, in part, thanks to a poor performance from the opposition’s defense. He was completely shut-down by a strong Fiorentina defense. This week his true test will come in the form of one of the best back fours in Europe, even sans Alex. Torres will have to find a way through Chelsea’s defense for Liverpool to have much of a chance.

Prediction:
Both Chelsea and Liverpool are coming off relatively shocking defeats; Chelsea to Wigan and Liverpool to Fiorentina.
Chelsea’s Midfield will have to control possession better then they have in last few outings, Joe Cole may come off the bench to help in that department. Anelka Showed that he still has that class touch in the Champions League match against APOEL and will need the midfield to produce chances for him to dazzle Liverpool’s defense.

Liverpool’s Defense was extremely shaky in their 2-0 loss to Firoentina, with Glenn Johnson going forward too often and being out of place and Martin Skrtel looking genuinely baffled during routine situations on the pitch. Gerrard and Benayoun have been on-form as of late, and will need to be top class and penetrate deep into Chelsea’s backfield to test the seldom used Hilario of Chelsea.

Chelsea 3-1
Goals Chelsea: Anelka Lampard Drogba
Goal Liverpool: Benayoun
I will have links posted to watch the game tomorrow. See you then.