Wednesday Dugout Discussion
Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Akers
The first gameweek of the season concludes tonight at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea look to take an early lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Reading. Their commitments in next week’s Super Cup brought this fixture forward, and the Dugout Discussion opens in anticipation of delightful double-gameweek points.
The team news for tonight’s encounter is in, and the sides will line-up as follows…
Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Mata, Hazard, Torres.
Reading XI: Federici, Gunter, Pearce, Leigertwood, Harte, Karacan, McAnuff, Guthrie, Gorkss, Pogrebnyak, McCleary.
Both teams make two changes from their opening day line-ups. For the hosts, Ramires has recovered from the illness that kept him out at Wigan, with Ryan Bertrand making way, and Gary Cahill replaces the injured David Luiz. Reading replace Hal Robson-Kanu and Adam Le Fondre with Jem Karacan and Garath McCleary.
Enjoy the action as it happens in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.
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Haven't been overly impressed any time I've seen him, overhyped imo. » -
Maybe he is feeling the injury but soldiering on. » -
@1DavidWall 5m Arjen Robben in Champions League finals -> 24 shots, 0 goal. » -
Agreed. » -
Dislike saying this but Hummels is not up for it tonight. Maybe Klopp can smack him around. »
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Ribery is a horrible little cretin. »
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Yes😁 » -
It certainly is, very nice odds and I think you might be walking away with a few quid :D »
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They were all bullied by Russia back then. Hristo had the last laugh though. »
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Nice I'll lose My ml because Robert didn't get yellow for that incident 😈 »
“We have dynamic players with good movement, so if he can link with them fine. He can play a bit higher because his timing getting into the box is very good.”
Rafa Benitez talks up the role that Frank Lampard can play in his Chelsea revolution
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August 22 at 7:29 pm
redunited says:
C’mon Lampard!:D
August 22 at 7:30 pm
W£$T L0ND0N'S F1N£$T says:
come on Torres Pog and Lampard!!!!!!!
August 22 at 7:29 pm
W£$T L0ND0N'S F1N£$T says:
and Pearce!!
August 22 at 7:30 pm
Glasvegas says:
It’s a game of 2 halfs lads the first half and the second half!
August 22 at 7:30 pm
Akers says:
Incredible insight.
August 22 at 7:30 pm
Glasvegas says:
Damn
August 22 at 7:31 pm
Anderson8 says:
torres and lamps and a reading goal.
August 22 at 7:31 pm
redunited says:
Guys bit of a random question for you computer experts…
I downloaded something off a random site yesterday night but have since cleared all my history (I am aware this sounds dodgy but it isn’t!) how can I possibly find that same site again?
August 22 at 7:35 pm
Fabz20 says:
your history isn’t deleted so try googling it to find out where you can retrieve your ‘non-dodgy’ history
August 22 at 7:37 pm
Fabz20 says:
deleted permanently*
August 22 at 7:38 pm
Locarno says:
It’s spelt pornhub.
August 22 at 7:39 pm
ColeHole - Bad Man says:
August 22 at 7:39 pm
redunited says:
haha I wish it was that exciting…
August 22 at 7:45 pm
Limbo says:
Downloads folder usually – try downloading something, usually remembers where. You on a Mac?
August 22 at 7:31 pm
Hamburglar says:
Torres brace OR a double clean sheet would be nice.
August 22 at 7:46 pm
ignoblefish says:
this
August 22 at 7:32 pm
GlasgowFF says:
Goodbye Federici after tonight. Can’t see me ever picking you over DDG.
August 22 at 7:44 pm
Dave Whelan's Press Officer says:
this
August 22 at 7:33 pm
snowman says:
bloody michu wont come off my bench now ramires is playing
August 22 at 7:34 pm
Mario BaLOLtelli says:
boo hoo
August 22 at 7:35 pm
GlasgowFF says:
Good. There is a guy in my league who picked Boswinga and his first sub in Dyer.
Fooking lama
August 22 at 7:36 pm
Snowman says:
brother..?
August 22 at 7:41 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
Yep, me too………….
August 22 at 7:45 pm
Shipstontrev says:
and me – that Get Well Slowly card I sent to Ramires didn’t work
August 22 at 7:45 pm
CoYi says:
Same here
August 22 at 7:34 pm
King Nemanja says:
For the first time ever, I have a good feeling about Torres tonight
August 22 at 7:46 pm
The mad Mata says:
I suggest you check into your nearest mental facility Torres wouldn’t score against my local pub team
August 22 at 7:34 pm
Mario BaLOLtelli says:
c’mon torres, lamps (c), cole, federici, mcanuff, pog!
August 22 at 7:36 pm
TA18 says:
you have many DGW’ers
August 22 at 7:37 pm
Mario BaLOLtelli says:
well done.
August 22 at 7:35 pm
leo_messi says:
I’ll be crying couse Ramires is playing….
August 22 at 7:35 pm
Euro Fantasy League code: 8669-5262 says:
Picked Jelavic over Tevez in a decision fearing price fall of Aguero. Can only see this going downhill after my great start.
August 22 at 7:37 pm
hnmfm says:
RAMIRESSS
August 22 at 7:37 pm
JW10 says:
oi ivan, lamps and nino, get me into that top 1000 you scummy kaaaants
August 22 at 7:39 pm
The Milkman says:
Walker (vs WBM, NOR, rdg, QPR)
or
Zabaleta (vs liv, QPR, sto, ARS)?
August 22 at 7:39 pm
Evs says:
Zab.
I don’t trust spurs defence quite yet, regardless of fixtures.
August 22 at 7:40 pm
King Nemanja says:
Walker. Although Kaboul seems a good pick now imo, since Dawson is on his way
August 22 at 7:41 pm
The Milkman says:
There’s a question mark over Vertonghen coming on though and for who. Gallas was captain…
August 22 at 7:40 pm
The Milkman says:
coming in*
August 22 at 7:46 pm
Silly Sausage says:
Agreed, I’d go for Walker from Defence but what about Friedel, nailed on and cheaper.
August 22 at 7:44 pm
Corrigan says:
Neither. City’s defence not looking watertight, fixtures not great and you’ll soon have to find yet another FT in a month when Richards returns.
August 22 at 7:39 pm
Fabz20 says:
Come on Feds, Pog, McAnuff, Fernando, Mata and Hazard !
August 22 at 7:42 pm
NED KELLY says:
you got a team in GW3 ?
August 22 at 7:40 pm
Anderson8 says:
best i can hope for tonight from gorkks???
1) clean sheet
2) goal
3) assist)
4) not to get booked
or 5) none of the above.
who am i kidding 5 it most probably is. ok gorkks DONT get sent off. iss that too much to ask?
August 22 at 7:41 pm
Bale me Out says:
Clint Dempsey to Sunderland… what a joke from espn
August 22 at 7:41 pm
Scratch says:
Arrrrrrgh!!! just realised the Chelsea match isn’t on Sky or espn. Time to clean my laptop
August 22 at 7:41 pm
Bale me Out says:
ESPN 2
August 22 at 7:43 pm
Scratch says:
Don’t have it, football stream it is.
August 22 at 7:41 pm
JKisthe1 - The return of Los Colchenoros says:
Tonight’s wish list
Torres hat trick with Lamps and Ivan assisting
Ivan and Lamps to go off after 80 mins.
Fed to save a Mata peno
Terry to concede a late pebno and get sent off
Any Reading duffer to score it.
August 22 at 7:44 pm
The Parmtree- MICHU, MICHU, MICHU!!!! says:
I’ll take that….
August 22 at 7:45 pm
Snowman says:
shouldn’t be a problem
August 22 at 7:42 pm
The Milkman says:
Who will Vertonghen replace? Gallas or Kaboul?
August 22 at 7:52 pm
O Fenomeno says:
Kaboul I’d say.
August 22 at 7:43 pm
NED KELLY says:
2-0 Torres Ramires
August 22 at 7:43 pm
Essan says:
Anything more than 2 pts from Ramiries is a bonus for me. I have Graham on the bench ….
August 22 at 7:48 pm
Liquid_Shano says:
2pts will be twice as effective as VDV was for my team
August 22 at 7:44 pm
Anderson8 says:
just read on bbc that torres scored his first pool hattrick against reading.omen?
August 22 at 7:47 pm
Dave Whelan's Press Officer says:
either that or its the sound of straws being clutched. Lets hope its the former
August 22 at 7:47 pm
Snowman says:
or lightning doesn’t strike twice to same place…
August 22 at 7:48 pm
Spike says:
No a myth
August 22 at 7:44 pm
Jake Donahue says:
Repay the faith Torres!!!!
August 22 at 7:44 pm
Roger Hernandez says:
reports suggesting clint dempsey is joining sunderland
August 22 at 7:45 pm
Jake Donahue says:
why would he consider that???
August 22 at 7:46 pm
Bolt-on says:
Why would h leave fulham then?
August 22 at 7:48 pm
Smurf says:
As great a player as he is, why would Sunderland need him with McClean & Larsson out wide and Sess in the hole. Surely Sunderland is not the step up Dempsey wants.
August 22 at 7:45 pm
JKisthe1 - The return of Los Colchenoros says:
Here’s a question. If a player is sent off before 60 mins, but his team keeps a CS he doesn’t get CS points right? You have to play 60 mins to get them
August 22 at 7:50 pm
Spike says:
Correct but he will get the same minus pts if his team concede the amount of goals necessary
August 22 at 7:50 pm
Limbo says:
Yep.
August 22 at 7:45 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
McCleary FTW!
August 22 at 7:45 pm
PDM Allstars FPL Top 1000 ANY Season 100-348 says:
Really need Torres to do at least something tonight after putting the (c) arm band on him !!
August 22 at 7:47 pm
Evs says:
I’m with you big boy….
August 22 at 7:45 pm
mdog says:
Anyone got a link for the match?