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Hart G Johnson Dawson Dunne Assou-Ekotou Milner Fabregas D Fletcher Bale Zamora Rooney Subs Given Roger Johnson (Birm) A Cole Lampard Drogba Huddlestone Defoe

Let's hope we don't have McCann next season!

I'm not sure Jussi could have done more also, I think it was a bad goal as a team rather than one individual. Why was Tuncay in so much space?

He's also quoted in the Daily Mail*....I'm not really helping the cause am I? *I don't read the DM, News Now had a link to their report about Taylor

Glandular fever would explain some of his issues, I'm surprised no one at the club picked up on this though. A fit and confident Taylor is worth having at this club IMO.

Ref was meant to be Martin Atkinson but he's replaced Bennett for the Manc Derby as he's stranded in Romania due to the ash.

4-1 Cahill for us

The 10 yellow card cut off point has passed I think. Although, someone I work with said their wasn't a date, it was when a team had played X amount of games.

Over or under? I wouldn't say Joe Cole is overrated, he's a great player IMO. Ibrahimovic is overrated, as is Mikel.

I was proud of the players last night. We handled Chelsea's players well, Drogba only got free once all game which unfortunately led to the goal and Lampard only had 1 shot, we gave Joe Cole a bit too much space but we were pushing forward then. I wouldn't say anyone played poorly, Lee worked hard but his delivery was poor. I haven't been as impressed with Taylor as I was last night for a long time. Cahill looked sharper too. Davies did well up against 2 very good central defenders and at times he was very isolated, I liked Wilshere a lot and think playing him off the striker might be more effective than on the left. I wouldn't be surprised if the same XI start on Saturday.

Steinsson and Jussi at fault for that goal

ESPN have Ricketts in centre mid with Muamba and Wilshere in behind Davies. Not sure about that Possible 5-3-2 here?

Jussi Gretar Robinson Cahill Knight Muamba Ricketts Lee Taylor Wilshere Davies

6-0 Chelsea

Barry Chuckle? Would be a surprise!

I quite like that us Fulham and Blackburn played in the season where all 3 promoted clubs stayed up! Likely to be 2 this season which isn't bad, there will be some cracking Midlands derbies next season with West Brom likely to come up

Rafa also played a reserve team against Fulham before the '07 CL final when Chris Coleman was in charge, Fulham won 1-0 and stayed up basically on thise 3 points. The phrase "What goes around, comes around" better be true in the case of West Ham. Last day of season at home to City, Tevez to relegate them?

He is playing tonight alongside Shittu Riga, Vaz Te and Mark Davies also playing

On the Diouf theme also "He'll spit in a minute, spit in a minute..."

With 9 games to go have we ever been 3 or more points off safety? (And survived?) I'd imagine we might have been as have other teams

I don't want to see any player injured but McCann isn't good enough so I would hope he isn't given a new contract

Take 11 coaches to Sudnerland mid week but just 1 (?) to West Ham on a Saturday 3pm, doesn't make sense! Surely a long trip to London on a Saturday is easier than a mid week up there? EDIT: Just remembered the free travel, clearly makes a big difference!

Hull, Tranmere, Birmingham, Burnley, Blackburn, Wigan, West Ham, Sunderland, Liverpool Will probs do Stoke and Spurs before the end of the season

When Cahill is back, it's goign to be difficult to drop Ricketts after his recent performances. Can't see him not brining Cahill back in so presumably one of the full backs will go?

Sky showed the game so I'm sure it will be on SSN or the game will be repeated at some point. Highlights might be on Skysports.com or Sky Player