EPL Tuesday : Aston Villa Vs Chelsea
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Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry is suspended having been shown a straight red card for bringing down Dennis Rommedahl at Charlton.
Stiliyan Petrov was replaced by Isaiah Osbourne in the second half at The Valley and could miss out following his problems with a hamstring injury.
Chelsea have defender Khalid Boulahrouz back after he missed Saturday's 2-2 draw with Fulham through suspension.
Michael Ballack is banned and Arjen Robben still has a hamstring problem.
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Villa (from): Kiraly, Hughes, Mellberg, Cahill, Gardner, Petrov, McCann, Davis, Baros, Agbonlahor, Ridgewell, Bouma, Osbourne, Angel, Olejnik, Whittingham, Samuel, Djemba-Djemba.
Chelsea (from): Hilario, Hedman, Geremi, Carvalho, Ferreira, Boulahrouz, Bridge, A Cole, Essien, Lampard, Diarra, Makelele, Drogba, Shevchenko, Kalou, Wright-Phillips, Mikel.
Great ! ballack is suspended and Boulahrouz is back ! hope that this time the defence don't let Drogba down ! and the attckers are aware that they have to score more goals to ensure victory -
pls dun play petrov wide right again........would prefer bonbon there and angel and baros up front...
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dont use kalou. he really knows how to squander chances
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villa will be very weak without the suspended berry.
i expect chelsea to win. -
mccan and davis have to step up. and wad happen to lee hendrie?? nvr see him play for sooo looong. his long range shooting is superb
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kalou is a very skillful player. he needs more playing experience.Originally posted by used:dont use kalou. he really knows how to squander chances -
he just comeing back from loan lah....dun understand why o'neill dun want to recall him back soonerOriginally posted by used:mccan and davis have to step up. and wad happen to lee hendrie?? nvr see him play for sooo looong. his long range shooting is superb -
O'Neill: Chelsea can win the lot!
tribalfooball.com - January 01, 2007
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists Chelsea can still win the title this season.
Ahead of tonight's match, O'Neill said: "Are Chelsea capable of doing it? Absolutely. The day we played them in the League Cup, you knew they were going to go at us as strongly as possible. Even some of their supposedly lesser players were not played. You knew then that they were serious.
"They are competing for everything. That's what I like about them. They are going for everything. You would need a bit of luck, though.
"Are they capable of winning the title? Yes. Are they capable of winning the European Cup? Yes.
"Where I do think that Chelsea have been lucky is that their major players have stayed fit.
"Frank Lampard had played 150-odd games consecutively for them and John Terry is very rarely injured, which is why they are missing him now." -
Villa boss O'Neill jumps to Mourinho defence
tribalfooball.com - January 01, 2007
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has hit out at the critics of Chelsea's Jose Mourinho.
The defending champions are struggling without injured central defender John Terry.
They also have key figures like Petr Cech and Joe Cole sidelined.
But O'Neill, whose Villa side entertain the Blues tonight, insisted: "To turn around and say this is his first test, I totally and utterly disagree with that.
"He had his first test the moment he stepped into a new environment in England. Of course, it's great to know you have the best at your disposal - but you still have to manage them.
"He has gone there and Chelsea have taken the league by storm.
"Just because Manchester United are in front of them, doesn't mean to say that he is under any more pressure.
"If you are good enough to race clear and you can coast for a month in February and March, when pressure is mounting, good luck to you.
"But that is just as much an achievement as winning it on goal difference. I have a great regard for him, especially when you consider that, as a footballer, he did not achieve much.
"We all aspire to be the best player in the world but he didn't get that far. It's all the more praiseworthy that he has been able to get top, top players to play for him." -
I am NOT predicting a 4 - 0 Chelsea win.
I just want to have that winning feeling again. It's been soooo long...... -
it's been even longer for me....Originally posted by eemtij:I am NOT predicting a 4 - 0 Chelsea win.
I just want to have that winning feeling again. It's been soooo long......
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you support which club ? watford ?Originally posted by The man who was death:it's been even longer for me.... -
hahaha... so selfish of me.Originally posted by The man who was death:it's been even longer for me....
Sometimes we expect just a little too much
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so long le u still dunno?? aston villaOriginally posted by ghimpheng:you support which club ? watford ? -
I used to like Aston Villa.Originally posted by The man who was death:so long le u still dunno?? aston villa
Julian Jochiam.
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hope chelsea draw again
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how old are you?Originally posted by The man who was death:it's been even longer for me....
did you witness gary shaw leading villa to the 1st division title in the 80s and european cup one year later? -
18 only lar...i started supporting villa at 1997.Originally posted by dragg:how old are you?
did you witness gary shaw leading villa to the 1st division title in the 80s and european cup one year later? -
Walauu.. Kalou still so young and not much experience.. His performance is rather good already..Originally posted by used:dont use kalou. he really knows how to squander chances -
kalou finishing sucks, but still young can improve. but i dun like he's dribbling though, like got duck feet like that.
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envious man..... only 18.Originally posted by The man who was death:18 only lar...i started supporting villa at 1997.
wonder how old/young is Mr ghimpheng? -
I think he not use to the EPL pace. In Holland, the pace is not that fast and he gets away from the defenders easier.Originally posted by stellazio:kalou finishing sucks, but still young can improve. but i dun like he's dribbling though, like got duck feet like that.
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i say tis game will end up a draw. chelsea's defence has shown weakness.
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but we got cannibal back and he is a good defender just that he got a bad habit of using his armsOriginally posted by 798:i say tis game will end up a draw. chelsea's defence has shown weakness.
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SWP seems useless there can't even get the ball