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Lovely Crespo goalOriginally posted by eemtij:CHELSEA vs FULHAM
3 - 2
Great game. Fulham not as bad as their position in the premiership.
Crespo to the rescue once again........
And that cross from Joe Cole ... 
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Looks like too much turkey was had by all - our team, the referee and his assistantsOriginally posted by stellazio:wah make soo many mistakes sia our team..scared the crap outta me..
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Another close game..... ManCity 0 Chelsea 1
Looks like going for a draw but we were lucky to get the goal that mattered.
11 points clear of Manure and 9 point clear of Lividpool (if they win their 2 games on hand) -
Looks like our boys in blue enjoy putting their fans on the edge
Dare we venture a guess how tomorrow's game against Birmingham City's gonna go?
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PREDICTION :
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WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????
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photo from BBCSport
CHELSEA 2-0 BIRMINGHAM
Chelsea strolled to a comfortable 2-0 victory against struggling Birmingham to end a momentous 2005 for the club in style.
First-half goals from Hernan Crespo and Arjen Robben briefly put Chelsea 16 points clear at the top of the Barclays Premiership table with rivals Manchester United and Liverpool kicking off two hours later than the reigning champions.
Crespo should have scored a first-half hat-trick such was Chelsea's dominance of a game where the result heaped more pressure on Birmingham's beleaguered boss Steve Bruce.
City, hampered further by the loss of the injured central defender Matthew Upson within the opening quarter of an hour, had little answer to Chelsea's precision passing game and relentless search for goals.
Manager Jose Mourinho started with Claude Makelele on the bench, and fit-again Ricardo Carvalho was recalled to partner John Terry at the heart of the defence.
The home side tested the agility of Maik Taylor in the fifth minute when Michael Essien tried his luck from 20 yards. The Ghana international's thunderbolt required Taylor to dive low to his right to prevent a goal.
Chelsea forced a succession of corners as Birmingham found it difficult to cope with the trickery of Robben on the left.
The visitors were dealt a major blow when Upson succumbed to injury and was replaced by Olivier Tebily after 11 minutes.
However, they almost took a surprise lead six minutes later when Stephen Clemence was left unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box.
The former Tottenham midfielder controlled Nicky Butt's free-kick before squeezing the ball under Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, however left-back William Gallas hacked the ball away to safety off the line.
Chelsea took the lead in the 24th minute through Hernan Crespo. Joe Cole put Robben clear and when Taylor parried the Dutchman's shot, Crespo was in the right place to slot the ball home.
They should have been 2-0 up after half an hour but Cole and Crespo blundered when the goal was beckoning.
A mistake by Martin Taylor allowed Cole to seize the ball and run unchallenged towards the Birmingham goal, but rather than shoot himself, the England midfielder opted for a pass to Crespo.
Before Crespo could find the empty net, Julian Gray ran back to dispossess him and concede a corner.
The comical miss was met with displeasure from Mourinho who flung his arms in the air and kicked the dugout wall in frustration.
Seconds later, Crespo was put through by Robben, only to see Taylor produce a sensational save.
In the 33rd minute, Crespo climbed to meet a left-wing cross from William Gallas but his header struck the crossbar as Chelsea threatened to run riot.
Chelsea increased their advantage through Robben three minutes before the interval.
The Dutchman, making his 50th appearance for the club, finished off a pass from Eidur Gudjohnsen as Chelsea made City pay for some sloppy defending.
Mourinho made no changes at the break and Birmingham found there was to be no respite from Chelsea's pursuit of more goals.
Within two minutes of the re-start, Gudjohnsen had brought another fine save from Taylor with a vicious 25-yard volley.
The Birmingham 'keeper could only parry the stinging shot into the path of Crespo who thought his header had gone over the line when it came down off the underside of the bar, however the linesman flagged him offside.
There was a chance for the away team in the 51st minute when Gudjohnsen on the goal-line prevented Damien Johnson's downward header from reaching the net.
Three minutes later, Crespo wasted another glorious chance to score Chelsea's third when he found himself with just Taylor to beat.
Gudjohnsen's superb through-ball, delivered with the outside of his right boot, put the Argentinian clean through and Taylor blocked with his feet.
The year had brought Chelsea their first top-flight title for 50 years and ended with Mourinho's side enjoying a healthy lead at the top of the league.
No wonder the Portuguese coach could afford a big smile as he disappeared down the tunnel at the final whistle.
- credit: ESPNsoccernet
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE & ALL!!!! -
What kind of a stupid game was Chelsea playing yesterday? Christmas over already yet they play like Santa Claus.Originally posted by eemtij:PREDICTION :
CHELSEA 6 - BIRMINGHAM 0
So many chances to score but did they put six in? No. Only miserable TWO.
OK, their goalkeeper performed well but we should have KILLED them with at least 4 goals in the first half alone.
Birmingham was unlucky to have the ball cleared of the line twice by Gallas and Gudjohnson. If not, a draw will be the result.
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It's the christmas goodies, I tell you ... take long time to xiao hua
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i feel that chelsea's attack is more potent playing crespo.
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CHELSEA STROLL ON AS LIVERPOOL'S RUN ENDS
Champions Chelsea made a winning start to 2006 and extended their lead at the top of the Premiership to 14 points.
Jose Mourinho's side proved too strong for London rivals West Ham as they ran out 3-1 winners at Upton Park.
Marlon Harewood had kept the Hammers in the game by cancelling out Frank Lampard's opener early in the second half but the Blues stepped up a gear to win through Hernan Crespo and Didier Drogba.
Luis Garcia levelled in the 82nd minute to prevent Liverpool's 10-game winning run coming to an end with defeat at Bolton.
In the end the Reds had to settle for a 2-2 draw after Bolton had twice led through Radhi Jaidi - who pounced on a mistake between Sami Hyypia and Jose Reina - and former Liverpool striker El-Hadji Diouf.
Steven Gerrard had scored Liverpool's first equaliser with a penalty 67 minutes in after he had been felled by Joey O'Brien.
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Oh.. now its all things korean + chelsea fc...
wrong team for me...
down with chelski!!
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Hello.....andOriginally posted by nOrmalbOi:Oh.. now its all things korean + chelsea fc...
wrong team for me...
down with chelski!!
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chelsea will retain the title.
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errrr 14 points as of tonight 3rd Jan. Maybe tomorrow morning 11 points. Then again, who knows.........Originally posted by dragg:chelsea will retain the title.
11 pts ahead with a damn good goal difference.
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11pts and chelsea needs to lose 3 games. the rest has to continue winning. chelsea is no newcastle.Originally posted by eemtij:errrr 14 points as of tonight 3rd Jan. Maybe tomorrow morning 11 points. Then again, who knows.........
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We will win the league because :
1. Don't see Chelsea losing 3 games in the next 17 games.
2. Don't see any other team winning all games for the next 17 to 19 games.
3. As the weeks go by, the chasers will lose interest. They will consolidate position for next year Europe. Then again, these teams will cancel each other out in the points race.
4. Arsenal, Liverpool and ManU will concentrate on CL and may rest players in EPL games prior to CL games.
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since 1973? but chelsea have no history. awwwwwOriginally posted by eemtij:We will win the league because :
1. Don't see Chelsea losing 3 games in the next 17 games.
2. Don't see any other team winning all games for the next 17 to 19 games.
3. As the weeks go by, the chasers will lose interest. They will consolidate position for next year Europe. Then again, these teams will cancel each other out in the points race.
4. Arsenal, Liverpool and ManU will concentrate on CL and may rest players in EPL games prior to CL games.
5. I AM ALL FOR CHELSEA since 1973
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thats makes it even sweeter right?we supported a club with no history..Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:since 1973? but chelsea have no history. awwwww
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tottenham. anyone.... wigan would be goodOriginally posted by stellazio:thats makes it even sweeter right?we supported a club with no history..
unlike some others where teams had a big history den they got to know and support the club.. -
we r not living in the history, past counts nothing wats most impt is the presentOriginally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:since 1973? but chelsea have no history. awwwww -
i only like chelsea fans who support the club since the zola time. some chelsea fans i got to know supported them coz will help them win money and supported them because they control the transfer market and win epl.Originally posted by RaTtY81:we r not living in the history, past counts nothing wats most impt is the present -
thats about my time..since 1998..in the golden era of man utd, i was a lone ranger...Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:i only like chelsea fans who support the club since the zola time. some chelsea fans i got to know supported them coz will help them win money and supported them because they control the transfer market and win epl.
den 1999,we thrash man utd 5-0..sibei song..