This evening Birmingham City have confirmed a new date for their trip to Stamford Bridge, a fixture postponed due to their involvement in the weekend’s Carling Cup Final.
The match will take place on April 20, tacking itself onto the end of gameweek 33.
This gives a double fixture to both teams and means that Chelsea now have a rather appetising little run of games (WIG, wba/BIR, WHM) which will surely tempt Fantasy investment, if they can demonstrate some improved form.
It’s a spell that could well see Fantasy Managers snapping at the opportunity to get on the back of belated Didier Drogba or Frank Lampard bandwagons, or perhaps give new boys Fernando Torres or David Luiz a crack of the whip.
Birmingham meanwhile, see the re-arranged fixture drop alongside a home encounter with Sunderland, in a far more average run of opponents (bla, SUN/che, liv). That spell might not exactly scream renewed investment but, as Alex McCleish’s men also have a double set of fixtures in gameweek 29, we may see many Fantasy managers sit tight on their investments to take them into this additional double.
The slight caveat here is that if Birmingham can beat Bolton in the Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup in a couple of weeks time, then their game with Sunderland will be postponed to an as of yet unknown later gameweek to allow for another trip to Wembley for the Semi-Finals. That may see them slip back to just the unappealing trip to Chelsea.
As we well know, Chelsea themselves no longer have this issue after being knocked out by Everton so, bar some freak weather (or such like), they will definitely have two fixtures.
Our Season Tickers will be updated shortly to reflect today’s announcement.
