John Terry is going to Stay in Chelsea: No More Speculation Needed

John Terry is the captain of Chelsea football team and he is one of their key footballers. His presence is always felt by everyone and that is perhaps why Manchester City is eager to buy him. They have given some attractive offer to John Terry. If he had accepted this offer then his salary would reach to 200,000 pounds a week. It is a huge salary in any country. So, there was a lot of speculation that John Terry might change his club. However, he has stated publicly and very clearly that he is not going to leave Chelsea. So, there should be no more speculation in the media and blogs.

Chelsea vs Everton Carling Cup: Live Telecast in Zee Sports TV Channel

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There are just few hours left before the start of Chelsea vs Everton Carling Cup Semi final first leg match. Both the teams will want to win this match. Chelsea is not at the top of EPL and not even in the second position at this moment. In fact, some people may feel that the current season of English Premier League is becoming a two way race between Manchester United and Arsenal. So, for Chelsea, winning something is very important. In Carling Cup 2007, Chelsea won the championship by defeating Arsenal.

You can watch the match live in Zee Sports if you are in South Asia. For more information, visit this link: http://www.zeesports.co.in/sports/TVTimes/TVTimes.aspx

Chelsea to Get John Obi Mikel in the First Leg Carling Cup Semi Final against Everton

Chelsea manager Avram Grant is hopeful for the Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel ahead of the first leg match of Carling Cup semi final against Everton. With missing some of the key players like Michael Essien, Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba for today’s match, Avram Grant must be thankful to Nigeria for allowing John Obi Mikel to play the first leg match and join up the Ghana bound national side late.

Sky Sports reported:

Grant said: "If the Nigerian players play for Everton, they will for us. It will not be one club and not the other.

"I don't think Drogba will be available for us - I think he will go to his national team."

So, it is a good news for Chelsea that John Obi Mikel is available for the final leg showdown against Everton. Everton is also missing their inform midfielder Steven Pienaar as he has been called up to join the South African national side before the Carling Cup semi final. Now, let us see if John Obi Mikel can make a difference in today’s crucial match against Everton.

Chelsea and Everton Missing Some of their Key African Stars

Everton is going to meet Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge today in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi final. Both the teams are strong enough to make it to the final and this is what seems to be alluring for the football fans to enjoy the match. Everton and Chelsea met each other in the cup back in 2005-2006 season where Chelsea reached the final with 5-2 aggregate.

Now, ahead of the today’s match, both teams are missing some of their key players, who are out to take part in the upcoming African Nations Cup. However, Chelsea will have John Obi Mikel for the first leg encounter as Nigeria allowed him on late departure, whereas Everton also got good news from Nigeria as they are getting Yakubu Aiyegbeni and Joseph Yobo for today’s match. Chelsea will miss the key players like Michael Essien and Didier Drogba as they are due to join up their Ghana bound national side.

Goal.com reported:

A big blow is that Stephen Pienaar won't be available due to his being called up by the South African national side. He's played a big part in the recent surge in the Goodison Park squad's form. Very quick feet and excellent movement in the build ups he's involved in, make for a key element that you really don't want to have to replace at this stage. With Arteta suspended and Osman out injured Moyes will be looking for Cahill to be 110%, despite the knock he's been carrying. Yobo and Yakubu will play in this 1st leg, as their national side (Nigeria) allowed them to stay on, but all African players will be away for the 2nd Leg on Jan 23rd, so you'd think Moyes will be wanting to really make a move here.

So, it is obvious that both teams will miss their African stars for the second leg match on 23 January and that is why, they will try their best to capitalize on today’s match. So, even if you are not fan of either Chelsea or Everton, it is very logical to enjoy the match hoping to see an exciting one today at the Stamford Bridge stadium.

Chelsea vs Everton Carling Cup Semi Final: Preview and Live Score

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After the hard-won 1-0 victory over Championship club Queens Park Rangers in a third round tie of FA Cup, Chelsea is now due to give their focus on the upcoming Carling Cup semi final showdown against Everton. Everton, on the other hand, has just been kicked out from the FA Cup after suffering a humiliating 0-1 defeat to Oldham Athletic in the third round. However, the Toffees have no time to think about the defeat as they travel to Stamford Bridge on 8 January 2008.

Chelsea is the defending champion of Carling Cup and they are very closer to defend their title this season. Chelsea is not in their great form and not all of their players played expectedly. Though they dominated throughout the match, Chelsea won against Queens Park Rangers by an own goal of the opposition goalkeeper. The West London club is not in their dominant form in the premier league as well. Chelsea stands 3^rd in the league point table with six points behind the league leader Arsenal.

Everton, in contrast, has been impressive in premier league so far being in the 6^th place with 36 points. The club has suffered only three defeats in 21 matches. They are now breathing on fourth placed Manchester City and fifth placed Liverpool, who are still within three points of Everton. So, Everton is now in the race for the fifth place to ensure their UEFA Cup place next season.

Well, following Everton’s shocking defeat in FA Cup, manager David Moyes has been criticized for the team selection and he now seems to be under pressure ahead of the tie with Chelsea on Tuesday. However, David Moyes defended himself saying the team put out was enough to win the match.

BBC reported:

"It wasn't a vastly weakened team at all," he said after the 1-0 loss at Goodison Park. "I felt it was strong.

"I would have expected the team I put out to have been good enough to win."

"They are all disappointed, we all are. These things happen, unfortunately it has happened to us a few times," said Moyes.

"We have a very good squad, we picked a side who have all played at the top level, they have all played in Europe this season.

However, Chelsea manager Avram Grant has said that they are now taking Everton lightly. Rather, he thinks that the semi final match will not be an easy one to play but, he is hopeful they will be in the final.

BBC reported:

Chelsea manager Avram Grant believes his team face a tough task to reach the final.

"Everton are very good this year," he added. "It's not easy to play against them but it's two games so anything can happen and I hope we will be in the final."

If you are asked to find out a point which both Chelsea and Everton are considering significantly ahead of the match then, for sure, you will think that both teams are thinking of winning the match. Well, you are right, but you have missed out another one. Both the premier league sides will miss some of their key African players as the players head off to their countries to take part in the upcoming African Nations Cup.

To begin with, Everton will miss their midfielder Steven Pienaar as he was asked to join Ghana-bound South African squad before the Carling Cup semi final. He is one of the main strength in the midfield of Everton. So, the news of his absence has left Everton to consider their midfield line up ahead of the match against Chelsea.

Reuters reported:

Pienaar had hoped to join up with the South African squad after the cup tie but coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has insisted all player report by Tuesday for the start of the Nations Cup build-up.

However, the good news for Everton is that defender Joseph Yobo and forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni have got the permission from Nigeria to play the cup final against Chelsea. There is good news for Chelsea as well. They will get their Nigerian striker John Obi Mikel for the clash against Everton. So, both teams can be thankful to Nigeria in this regard.

IC Network reported:

EVERTON received a huge cup boost today when Nigeria agreed to delay the departure of Yakubu and Joseph Yobo until after next week's Carling Cup semi-final first leg.

Chelsea have also been given permission for John Obi Mikel to postpone reporting for African Nations Cup duty.

However, Chelsea is going to lose most for the African Nations Cup. Ahead of the crucial semi final match against Everton, they will miss some of their key players like Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Michael Essien, who have played a big role behind every success of Chelsea this season.

Sportinglife reported:

Chelsea are hoping Mikel John Obi will be available to play against Everton in the Carling Cup after the Nigerian Football Association gave Ayegbeni Yakubu and Joseph Yobo permission to remain with the Merseysiders.

The Londoners eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and are scheduled to lose Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Michael Essien and Mikel to the African Nations Cup.

It is true that the players leaving are key players for both Chelsea and Everton and depending on the progress of the teams, the clubs will miss them for up to five week. This will definitely create a big gape in both the sides. However, it is also true that they have some talented young players who can not make it to the starting line up regularly. So, those players will try their best to perform regularly and prove their worth. It will inspire them to play their best to ensure a place in the starting line up regularly.

Chelsea vs Everton: Online Live Score and Updates

Many of will not be able to watch the match on your television due to your personal and professional works. So, considering your convenience, I am giving some links of the websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of the match:

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Live Score

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Sportpress

Live Football Scores

I think, there will be an interesting match at Stamford Bridge, despite the fact that both teams appear with a less strong side. The players will be motivated to play all out in order to win the match. Now, let us see if Chelsea can get the best out of their home advantage in the first leg semi final match of Carling Cup.

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Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea EPL 2007-08: Detailed Preview and Live Updates

Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea match is going to be held on 23 December. Both Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers have experienced shocking defeat in their last match in EPL. Chelsea lost to Arsenal whereas Blackburn Rovers was outperformed by Wigan Athletic. So, both teams are eager to bounce back with a superb victory over each other. Blackburn Rovers will face Chelsea at their home ground at Ewood Park. So, Blackburn Rovers will have home game advantage against Chelsea.

Chelsea

Chelsea, though, started badly in the last weekend facing a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. However, Avram Grant’s men have bounced back with a superb 2-0 victory over Liverpool last night in the Carling cup quarter final. Chelsea Captain John Terry thinks that their performance against Arsenal last weekend was not bad either as his side had more shot on target and corners in that match. Arsenal won by the only goal of William Gallas that ended Chelsea’s hope to come back strongly in the championship race. However, it is true that Chelsea still has chance to lift the title of this season in EPL despite impressive form of Arsenal and Manchester United at this moment in English premier league.

Good News for Chelsea

Chelsea now stands third with 34 points in the league table with 6 points behind the league leader Arsenal. So, they still have the second round left to make a strong come back in EPL. However, for that they now need to show consitant performance in the upcoming matches. For Chelsea fans, it is good news that Chelsea players got their confidence back defeating Liverpool by 2-0 last night after the early setback. Frank Lampard and Andriy Shevchenko scored the goals for Chelsea. So, it shows that Chelsea has the ability to win over the strong contenders without their injured striker Didier Drogba who has been impressive throughout this season before his falling in injury and getting out for few weeks.

In addition, Chelsea’s long time injured star midfielder Michael Ballack has come back with the match against Liverpool last night. He played well and it seems that he can play a vital role against Blackburn Rovers on next Sunday.

Injury Problems for Chelsea

Yes, besides the good news there are some injury woes for waiting for the Chelsea manager Avram Grant. Captain John Terry has been ruled out for six weeks with a foot injury while playing against Arsenal last Sunday. Forward Didier Drogba will not be available for the clash Blackburn Rovers too. Another forward Andriy Shevchenko has faced a serious tackle causing harm to his ankle while playing against Liverpool. So, he is not yet confirmed for the weekend showdown against Blackburn Rovers. Claudio Pizarro could take part the match against Liverpool due to his fever while Florent Malouda is yet to recover from his injury. So, it seems that Chelsea manager Avram Grant is now worried with the flurry of injury news.

Blackburn Rovers

This Lancashire based EPL side is now in the 9^th position at the premier league. They lost both of this week’s matches. Blackburn Rovers players are struggling to get their form back and it would be nice if they can do it before they take on Chelsea at their home ground. With just 26 points, this traditional English premier league club seems to have seen their golden days. However, they still have the second round ahead of this season ahead of them to get back in the right track.

Good News for Blackburn Rovers

To be honest, the side does not have too much good news to cheer on. Blackburn Rovers players are playing ordinary at this moment and it seems that they have struggle against Chelsea as well if they can not get them back in the right track soon. However, there is obviously good news for Blackburn Rovers fans regarding the current form of forward Roque Santa Cruz. He has projected five goals with a hat trick this week. So, it is, for sure, that the striker will have a lot to give to his side in the match against Chelsea.

News to Worry for Blackburn Rovers Manager

Blackburn Rovers players are now struggling with their forms. Most of the players are now out of form. Their defense looked volatile in both of their matches this week as they conceded 8 goals in these two matches. South African forward Benni McCarthy is now out of form. Manger Mark Hughes thinks that Benni needs to get his confidence back in order to come up with his own form.

I know that the fans of both Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea are now eager to see an interesting match for their team. However, many of you will be busy with your personal and professional works. So, here I am giving websites links from where you can get the online live score and updates of Blackburn Rovers vs Chelsea match:

Goal.com

Live Score

Sportpress

Footie Scorez

Goalzz

Live Football Scores

It is easy to say that Chelsea is favorite in this match considering the strength and current form of these two teams. However, football match is always full of uncertainty and anything can happen in a football match. So, it is better not to make prediction here. Rather, let us expect an excellent match between Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea on Sunday. What do you think about this match?

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Carling Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool Live Score and Updates

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Chelsea (2) vs Liverpool (0)

The match has finished and Chelsea has won 2-0

90 MInutes: Shevkeno scored and Chelsea is now leading 2-0

88 MInutes: ANother attack from Chelsea.

85 MInutes: Chelsea has a freekick. Sissoko of LIverpool shown yellow card

80 MInutes: just 10 minutes left. Can liverpool fight back?

78 MInutes: Good attack from Liverpool but very poor finishing

75 MInutes: Another shot from Chelsea player just wide.

71 Minutes: Chelsea is trying for the second goal

67 Minuets: Substitution for Chelsea. Michel goes and Ballack comes in the field.

65 Minutes: Excellent shot from Lampard for Chelsea but Liverpool goalkeeper saved it

62 Minutes: Liverpool got a free kick but poorly taken by Babel

59 minuets: Red card shown to Liverpool player Peter Crouchl. Liverpool is down to 10 men.

58 Minutes: Lampurd scored a top quality goal. Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0

56 Minutes: Good run from Lampurd but Kaloo could not convert.

54 Minutes: Good chance for Liverpool but Liverpool player shot the ball wide

52 Minutes: Good attack from Chelsea but the shot was very high.

50 Minutes: the match is still goalless

45 Minutes: First half has finished. COme back after 10 minutes for second half action.

43 minutes: The match is mainly limited now to midfield. NO corner or freekick for last few minutes to report.

40 Minutes: Just 5 minutes left. Lucas of Liverpool shown yellow card.

35 Minutes: Another corner for Chelsea

33 Minutes: Chelsea attacked again bt teh shot was too high.

29 Minute: Good attack from Chelsea a corner

26: Minutes: Lucas almsot scored a goal for liverpool. Top class save from Chelsea goalkeerper

24 Minutes: Lampard almsot scored a goal for Chelsea. Liverpool goalkeeper saved for a corner

23 Minutes: The match is not speedy but it is much fair. There is less action but less fowl.

17 MInutes: Chelsea has more ball possession.

14 Minutes: bad luck for Liverpool. Very good attack but bad finish.

11 Miutes: Chelsea is playing now. Chelsea has a corner now. Good save from Chelsea goalkeeper. The corner is poorly taken.

8 Minutes: Liverpool attacked but the shot was wide.

6 Minues: Chelsea got a freekick but very poorly taken.

3 MInutes: No team is dominating in the match so far.

0 Minute: The match has started.

The match weil start in 1-2 minutes. So, dont go anywehre. Just refresh the page after every 2-3 minutes.

The players are now enterting the field.

Just 10 minutes left.

Anotehr 30 Minutes left.

The match will start after 1 hour at 7:45 AM GMT. Come that time.

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Carling Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool Live Score and Live TV Telecast

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Chelsea vs Liverpool Champions League 08-09: Live Updates

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Liverpool vs Chelsea CL 08-09: Live Updates

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There are just few hours left before the start of Carling Cup quarter final match between Chelsea and Liverpool. Carling Cup is one of the annual tournaments in English football but it is not that much prestigious like English Premier League and FA Cup. It is League Cup and according to its current sponsor, it is now called Carling Cup. League Cup or Carling Cup may not be important for Premier League sides like Chelsea and Liverpool but today’s match has become important for these two clubs because last Sunday, both Chelsea and Liverpool lost in Premier league match to their opponents.

Chelsea is going to face Liverpool at their home ground Stamford Bridge in the Carling Cup today. The match is now the center of all attention. Chelsea vs Liverpool match is obviously a high profile match and fans of both sides wish to see their players dominating over the others. Now, ahead of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match, both the teams have experienced defeat this week in English premier league match. Chelsea lost to Arsenal whereas Liverpool failed to impress at their home ground being defeated by Manchester United. So, both teams will try their best to win the match and get the confidence back ahead of the next week EPL matches.

Chelsea will play at their home ground. So, they will get the support of home crowd ahead of the match against Liverpool. Chelsea now stands third in the league point table of EPL. So, a win over Liverpool can boost up their confidence level ahead of some more crucial matches in this season. So, winning the match is badly needed for Chelsea at this moment. Last season, they have lost their premiership title to Manchester United. That is why, fans are hoping to see their players playing inspirational football from now on and bring the premier league title to the club.

Interestingly, Liverpool also stands in the same position at this moment. Having lost to Manchester United this week at their home ground was a setback for the club. As they continue showing their inconsistent performance this season, now it is a ‘do or die’ situation for Liverpool to get their form back and play according to their class. Perhaps, this is the only way the Reds can finish the premier league with their sought after premier league title. Liverpool stands fifth in the point table of EPL and way behind from other premier league contenders.

What is more, Liverpool will miss their captain Steven Gerrard in the match against Chelsea because of his illness. However, midfielder Xabi Alonso is expected to be come back with this match after suffering from a metatarsal injury for 10 weeks. However, Daniel Agger will be out of this match because of his foot injury. So, it seems that Liverpool will not be able to face Chelsea with their full strength. So, in the absence of Steven Gerrard, Liverpool will have to get something impressive from other midfielders like Ryan Babel. Peter Crouch will also have a big part to play against Chelsea.

In the same way, Chelsea also has some injury woes ahead of their match against Liverpool. Their inform striker Didier Drogba is currently suffering from knee injury and will be out of the match. No doubt, Didier Drogba is now in his prime form and has been impressive throughout this season. Besides, Michael Ballack may come back through this match since his failing in injury last April. So, Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko must play well in order to fill up the void of the absence of Didier Drogba.

It is tough to predict anything when two high profile teams play against each other. However, what is obvious is that the match is going to be an exciting one. Players will try to show their best and get back their form and help their teams bounce back after the early setback of this week.

I know that many of you will not be able to manage your time to watch the match because of personal and professional works. So, here I am giving some links of websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of Chelsea vs Liverpool match:

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Sportpress

In last Sunday, Chelsea lost to Arsenal and Liverpool lost to Manchester United. The defeat has perhaps put Liverpool out of the Premier League title race for this season. The defeat has also dampened Chelsea’s position in Premier league. So, they have to take the League Cup more seriously now. In August 2007, Liverpool played against Chelsea in Premier League match and the match ended 1-1 draw. Liverpool played very well in that match but they were unlucky not to win it.

Chelsea is the current winner of League Cup. On the other hand, Liverpool has won the title of League Cup for record 7 number of times.

This is also an important match for the two coaches. Liverpool coach is under immense pressure from the fans to perform. Liverpool is not playing badly in Europe but their form is miserable in the premier League (EPL). On the other hand, Chelsea coach Avram Grant is under almost same kind of pressure. Chelsea has the richest team in England and the fans and the owners of the club expect nothing but success. So, you can easily realize the importance of Carling Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool match tonight.

Many people in South Asia are fans of English Premier League clubs. So, they will love to watch this match. Good thing is that Carling Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool will be broadcast live in Zee Sports TV channel. The coverage of the match will start from 1 Am Indian Time and 1:30 AM Bangladesh Standard time. So, if you have Zee Sports in your TV then don’t miss live telecast of Chelsea vs Liverpool match.

I like to catch your attention about one thing. You can watch English Premier League live in ESPN and Star Sports TV channels. But for Carling Cup live action, you have to tune to Zee Sports.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Live Score and Updates

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Arsenal (1)--- Chelsea (o)

Arsenal has won the match 1-0

94 Minutes: The final minute.

92 Minutes: Freekick for Chelsea outside of Arsenal penalty area and a quality save from Arsenal goalkeeper.

5 minutes of stoppage time to be played.

90 Minutes: End of normal time. Shevchenko missed a chance and headed the ball to Arsenal goalkeeper.

89 Minutes: Very bad luck for Arsenal. Fabregas almost scored. Chelsea goalkeeper managed two good stops in 3 seconds.

88 minutes: Chelsea players are now trying hard to equalize.

85 Minutes: Arsenal almost scored the second goal but was declared off side.

83 Minutes: Obi Mikel of Chelsea shown yellow card.

80 Minutes: A free kick for Arsenal but nothing happened. 10 minutes reminaing of the match.

77 Minutes: A very bad miss from Arsenal’s Van Persie. Bad luck for Arsenal.

75 Minutes: Wright Phillips missed the easiest chance for Chelsea. He found the goalkeeper alone but cound not score.

74 Minutes: Ben Haim of Chelsea shown yellow card.

71 Minutes; Superb shot from Van Persie but saved by Chelsea goalkeeper.

70 Minutes: Van Parsie comes in place of Abouo of Arsenal.

67 Minutes: Yellow card shown to Joe Cole of Chelsea.

66 Minutes: Freekick for Chelsea but cleared by Arsenal defense.

63 Minutes: Yellow card shown to Toure of Arsenal.

60 Minutes: Another attack from Chelsea. Now Chelsea is dominating. A great save from Arsenal goalkeeper.

57 Minutes; Corner for Chelsea but lack of quality finish.

55 Minutes: Great move from Arsenal but Fabregas was blocked and again another attack.

53 Minutes: At this moment, Arsenal is the better team. Arsenal had 3 attacks in the last 5 minutes.

50 Minutes: Arsenal is trying to get a second goal.

Come back after few minutes for second half action.

First half finished and Arsenal is leading 1-0

45 Minutes: Arsenal scored through Gallas. It was a superb corner and even better head by Gallas. Arsenal is leading by 1-0.

44 Minutes: The match is still goalless.

38 Minutes: Substituion for Chelsea. Jhon Terry comes off the ground.

35 Minutes: Eboue of Arsenal shown yellow card.

33 Minutes: Shevchenko threatened and earned a corner.

30 MInutes: Yellow card for Lampard and John Terry of Chelsea. A freeekick for Arsenal but nothing happened.

26 MInutes: Chelsea has a free kick just outside of the Arsenal penalty box.

25 Minutes: A freekick for Arsenal but badly taken.

20 MInutes: Both teams are now playing attacking football.

15 MInutes: Chelsea lost an opportunity but Arsenal is now surely the better side in the match.

10 MInutes: Arsenal has a corner. Arsenal playing so well today. The presence of Fabregas has inspired the team greatly.

1 Minutes: The match just started. So, come back regularly to get live updates in the 90 minutes. First attack of the match from Arsenal.

The players of the two sides are coming now in the field from the tunnel.

Just 5 minutes before the start of the match. It is cold and that is why you can expect to have attacking football today.

10 Minutes left for the start of the match. Comeback soon.

Good news for Arsenal fans. Cese Fabregas is back in the first eleven.

20 MInutes left.

Just 30 minutes left. So, come back very soon.

The match will start at 4 PM (GMT). So, come back that time for live updates of Arsenal vs Chelsea match. So, come back for the match.

Arsenal vs Chelsea: Avram Grant Full of Praise of Arsene Wenger

Chelsea coach Avram Grant has recently addressed Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger as his good friend. Ahead of the upcoming Arsenal vs Chelsea match, now it seems go beyond unconventional way. Avram Grant seems to move opposite direction compared to Chelsea’s former coach Jose Mourinho.

Arsenal and Chelsea are going to face each other in a crucial EPL match within few hours. The match has already been a much talked one in EPL this season with two top table teams facing each other. However, Avram Grant has also said that he does not follow the coaching style of Wenger. Rather he follows his own way in coaching.

It is true that Avram Grant has been full of praise of Arsene Wenger ahead of the match against Chelsea. However, he must be happy to see his players outperform the players of Arsene Wenger today. So, you have no reason to think that Arsenal and Chelsea will show their friendliness at the Emirates stadium instead of throwing strong challenge to each other today.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Frank Lampard Gives the Credit to Arsenal for Brilliant Performance

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Ahead of the crucial match against Arsenal, Chelsea captain, midfielder Frank Lampard has recently been full of praise of the performance of Arsenal despite the fact that they are running without any big star in the club. England’s international footballer Lampard has given all the credit to Arsenal because of their consistent performance this season. However, he has also said that Arsenal has some good young players. To him, Arsenal’s young footballers have been unexpectedly well this season.

"Arsenal deserve all the credit they get because they've been playing fantastic football,”

“They've been a great team to watch and I think maybe the reason everyone has been so excited about it is they've caught teams unawares.

"Everyone knew they had good young players but no one expected them to play so consistently well and score so many goals. Probably one of our downfalls is that people have been expecting unbelievable things because we've been winning things for the last few years so they don't talk us up so much- he said.

It is obvious that after a bad start to this season, Chelsea has already recovered it and are still in the championship race. So, Frank Lampard must play for a win against Arsenal today. They are still three points behind Arsenal in the lead. Chelsea captain has also expressed that he will be happier if he can face Arsenal with their full strength indicating the injurious Arsenal players - Cesc Fabregas, Aliaksandr Hleb and Mathieu Flamini. So, you can now expect an exciting clash between these two tams today.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Teams Confident ahead of the Clash

Just few hours left before Arsenal take on Chelsea at the Emirates stadium. So, fans are excited over the match and are expecting a mind blowing matches between these two strong teams. Arsenal with 37 points now stands atop the league table whereas Chelsea stands thirds in the point table with 34 points so far. So, it seems that neither Arsenal not Chelsea will wish to afford any slip off at this crucial stage.

For Arsenal fans, there is good news that Alexander Hleb and Cesc Fabregas are expected to come in the squad ahead of today’s crucial match as they have recovered from their injury problems. It is true that they tasted their first defeat in EPL this season last week. However, they are expected to play inspirational football before their home crowd.

On the other hand, Chelsea will obviously try their best to win the match. They have lost the championship title last season to Manchester United. So, they must be confident to outperform the Gunners today. However, even a die heart Chelsea fan also know that it will not be so easy to take away three points from the match against Arsenal. Chelsea got a bad start to this season. However, they have come back with their rhythm and talent. Avram Grant, the new coach of Chelsea, has been impressive so far guiding the side smoothly towards another league championship title this season.

So, I think, English premier league fans are going to experience a mind blowing match today with some good football from both the sides. Let us see if Arsenal can still hold the leading position in the point table after this match.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Arsene Wenger Calls for a Football Match not a War

Just few hours remaining before Arsenal take on Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. A lot have been written on this match in the media and people are expecting an interesting match between this two high profile teams. Arsenal vs Chelsea is one of the most attractive clash in English premier league. The fans as well as the players are excited over the match. It is natural that there will have excitement among the fans when two top championship contenders face each other. In fact, a war like situation has been created ahead of Sunday’s two big matches of EPL.

However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has recently called on everybody not to consider the match as a war. Indicating the frequent crowd clashes in Italy, Wenger has said that too much aggression destroys the taste of the match.

'I hope there is no epidemic of crowd abuse because it will completely destroy football,'

'I have taken a lot of abuse myself - but somewhere I came to the conclusion that it is part of my job to take that abuse.

'Once that gets out of control the sport is dead. That's what happening in Italy. It gets worse and worse.

'But on Sunday, the game has to be something that you have to be happy to go to.

'Once you get scared to take your children because its too aggressive and too much abuse you lose the taste for it.'- Arsene Wenger responded.

Arsene Wenger is one of the most popular coaches of English premier league at this moment. Arsenal is leading the point table without having any big star in the squad under the direction of Arsene Wenger. Arsenal vs Chelsea match is obviously a big match and fans like to consider such high profile match as war. Now, let us see of Arsenal fans remain calm ahead of the match against Chelsea.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Tomas Rosicky Eager to Face Chelsea

Arsenal’s Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky has recently expressed that he is eagerly waiting for Arsenal’s high profile upcoming match against Chelsea. Though Arsenal is still leading the league table, they have suffered their first defeat of this season in EPL as they lost to Middlesbrough. However, Tomas Rosicky thinks that it was an exception and they must prove it against Chelsea on Sunday.

"They [the critics] rather believe in that, they wish it. We lost our first game; that happens,”

"I have to admit we played badly at Middlesbrough. Now, against Chelsea we must show it was an exception."- Tomas Rosicky has said.

This is the second season of Tomas Rosicky in Arsenal and he has been impressive in terms of performance in Arsenal so far. You know that at this moment, Arsenal has no super star in its squad since the departure of Thierry Henry earlier this season. However, Arsenal now leads the point table thanks to the players and Coach Arsène Wenger for their impressive performance this season so far. Arsenal still has a long way to go this season to win the championship title this season. So, players like Tomas Rosicky are now inspired to play well to keep Arsenal in the championship race.

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: Arsene Wenger vs Avram Grant

Arsenal-Chelsea match has now become a much discussed match in the media. You can find a lot of news in Internet about this match. We are also giving a lot of coverage about the match in our blog as it is a very important for both the clubs. Too much is at stake. Arsenal is still the league leader but if they lose the match then they may come to the second position. Chelsea had a disastrous start to the season but the club has bounced back impressively in the last few weeks. The match is also the fight of the two coaches Arsene Wenger and Avram Grant.

Arsene Wenger is undoubtedly the greatest coach of Arsenal football club. He is perhaps the most popular figure to the Arsenal fans at this moment. This season, Arsenal did not have any superstar in their team and at the beginning of the season, almost wrote Arsenal off of any chance of doing well. Now, Arsenal is the leader thanks to great coaching of Arsene Wenger. So, Arsene Wenger will want his team to win the match against Chelsea.

The same goes for Avram Grant. Under his coaching, Chelsea has seen some impressive success in the last few weeks. He will also want to win the match.

Who do you think will win in the fight between Avram Grant and Arsene Wenger?

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Arsenal vs Chelsea: The Return of Cesc Fabregas?

Now, there are less than 48 hours remaining of the match Arsenal vs Chelsea. The match is going to take place on this Sunday at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal is leading the points table at this moment but the recent form of this club is not so good. In fact, Arsenal tasted first defeat in EPL last week. Arsenal fans felt the absence of Cesc Fabregas as he was absent in the match due to injury. So, Arsenal fans are praying for the return of Cese Fabregas as soon as possible. The match against Chelsea is going to be a crucial one for Arsenal. If Arsenal loses this match then it will suffer a deadly blow in its league campaign this season.

Good news for Arsenal fans is that today, Cesc Fabregas joined training and there is now hope that Fabregas may become fit to take part in the match against Chelsea. The good news for coach Arsene Wenger is that Mathieu Flamini and Aleksandr Hleb also took part in the training today. So, Wenger can have now a stronger first eleven on Sunday. BBC has also written: Fabregas may make Arsenal return.

Sometimes, I feel that the departure of Henry has become a blessing for Arsenal as young players are now hungry to get media exposure. After all, who does not like to become famous!

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Arsenal vs Chelsea EPL 2007-08: Preview and Live Score

If you want to know about the Arsenal vs Chelsea match of 29 November 2009, then visit this entry:

Arsenal vs Chelsea Preview & Live Score: EPL 2009-10

If you want to get the online live score and updates of the Chelsea vs Liverpool match then visit the link given below:

Carling Cup Chelsea vs Liverpool Live Score and Updates

http://football-cricket.blogspot.com/2007/12/carling-cup-chelsea-vs-liverpool-live_20.html

Arsenal is going to face Chelsea in an important English Premier League match on next Sunday. You know that both the teams are championship contenders and are going smoothly. So, the match is expected to be an exciting one. Arsenal vs Chelsea match will be held at the Arsenal home ground Emirates Stadium on 16 December. So, Arsenal will have home match advantage over Chelsea. Arsenal now leads in the point table with 37 points, just a point ahead of Manchester United. Chelsea has achieved 34 points and stands 3^rd in the point table of English premier league 2007-2008. So, the match might bring out a change in the standing.

Arsenal started this season excellently. However, their recent performance is not satisfactory. They have suffered a humiliating defeat to Middlesbrough last match. This was the first defeat of Arsenal in English premier league in this season. Earlier this match, Arsenal had made a drawn against Newcastle United. Thus, Arsenal could achieve only one point from their last two English premier league matches. It is apparently clear that their recent performance does not go with their quality. So, the Gunners have to prove their worth against Chelsea in order to get their confidence back and to keep themselves atop in the league point table. It is a great chance for Arsenal to get back their English premier league title back since 2003-2004. At this moment, they have well presence in the championship race. So, Arsenal must try their best to get the best out of this advantage.

In contrast, Chelsea will also try to win the match to level with Arsenal in the point table. Chelsea has won their last match over Sunderland and thus they are now just two points behind Manchester United and just three points behind the league leader Arsenal. So, they must try their best to win the match and be ahead in the championship race. Chelsea lost their title last season to Manchester United. This time, they must be confident to get back the English premier league title. It is natural that Chelsea has become one of the most popular English clubs since the club was bought by Russian businessman Roman Abramovic. From then on, Chelsea started getting boost up with the signing of some star footballers. Chelsea won two back to back premiership titles in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.

However, Chelsea will miss their inform striker Didier Drogba against Arsenal. He has undergone a knee surgery. So, it is expected that it will be a huge lose for Chelsea. Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko will replace him. Shevchenko is now in good form. In the last match, he scored once in Chelsea’s victory over Sunderland. Shevchenko is happy that coach has given him a chance to play. To him, the match against Arsenal will be very important and difficult game. Chelsea has some more quality players in the side including Captain Frank Lampard, midfielder Joe Cole, Claude Makelele, Shaun Wright-Phillips etc. Among the forwards, they have Salomon Kalou, Claudio Pizarro besides Andriy Shevchenko are expected to appear against Arsenal. In the Chelsea defense, they have players like Ashley Cole, Ricardo Carvalho, Wayne Bridge, John Terry and some other talented players.

For Arsenal, they have also some injury problems. Arsenal may miss inform midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb and Cesc Fàbregas against Chelsea. So, it is expected that their will be a clear void in the Arsenal midfield. According to manager Arsene Wenger, midfielder Mathieu Flamini might be in the first line up to fill up the gap of these two players though Flamini is also recovering from his injury. Two other injured players Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby are also expected to be appear against Chelsea. Arsenal also has some key players including William Gallas, Tomas Rosicky, Gilberto Silva etc.

Now, the football fans are waiting to see an exciting match between these top two teams. I know that many of you will miss the match because of your personal or professional task though you are interested to. Now, I am giving some links of websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of Arsenal vs Chelsea match:

Footie Scorez

Goal.com

Live Score

Goalzz

Live Football Scores

Sportpress

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Chelsea vs Valencia Champions League 2007-08: Preview and Live Score

Chelsea and Valencia are going to face each other in a Champion League 2007-2008 match that has less value to the fans of both sides. Chelsea has already confirmed their entrance in to the next round as the champion of Group B. On the other hand, Valencia has no hope to make it to the knock out stage. With the draw against FC Schalke 04 in the fifth match day, Valencia has lost their last chance to get the ticket of knock out stage of Champions league. So, it seems that the upcoming match between Chelsea and Valencia will bring out less excitement among the fans. The match will be held at the Stamford Bridge on 11 December.

Chelsea has been playing excellently well in Champions league this season though their performance is not so satisfactory in English premier league 2007-2008. Out of five Champions league matches, Chelsea won 3 and could make draw in other two matches. So, still they are undefeated in Champions league. In contrast, Chelsea holds third position in the point table of English premier league 2007-2008. They have already lost two matches in English premier league.

For Valencia, this current season seems to be a bad one. Their performance in both domestic league and Champions league is disappointing. Valencia now stands 7^th in the Spanish La Liga 2007-2008 league table. Out of 15 league matches, Valencia lost in 6 matches. For a club with this stature, the record seems to be poor. In Champions League, Valencia lost three out of five matches so far. Thus, Valencia is not out of both league and Champions league competition. It is obviously a frustrating performance for Valencia.

Now, if you ask me that what the attraction of Chelsea vs Valencia match is, I would sum up saying that both the teams can be inspired to play well and show excellent performance. However, Valencia can still qualify for the UEFA Cup winning the last match. So, Valencia must be inspired to play well to defeat Chelsea in order to make their way to UEFA Cup. For Chelsea, they must try their best to show that they deserve to be in the top 16 from this group.

Chelsea will miss their inform striker Didier Drogba because of his injury. He has nine goals in this season. So, his gap might be crucial for Chelsea. There is no other injury news in Chelsea. Forward Andriy Shevchenko and Claudio Pizarro will be playing in the match. In the Chelsea defense Ashley Cole, Ricardo Carvalho and John Terry will be seen whereas in the midfield Claude Makelele, Michael Essien and Frank Lampard are expected to be in the squad. There is no major injury problem in Valencia. Thus, they will include their inform players to win the match and get in to the UEFA Cup.

I know that the football fans will try to manage their time to experience the Chelsea vs ValenciaChelsea vs Valencia match: match. However, many of you will not be able to manage your time because of your personal and professional work. So, here I am giving some links of website from where you can enjoy online live score and updates of

Footie Scorez

Goal.com

Goalzz

Live Score

Live Football Scores

Sportpress

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