[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
22 August 2012 2492 comments
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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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  1. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Mata(c) nightmare!

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  2. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Never knew Sturridge had so much pace.

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  3. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Kind of regretting transferring hazard out for Michu for this week, will get Hazard back in GW4. He should go down in value for GW3

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  4. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Wish I had stuck with hazard in my team.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I wish I had all the stop scoring players...

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Dont be greedy.

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  5. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Need no more goals as I will win £70 from Cahill last goalscorer.

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    1. FUNNY_OLD_GAME
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

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  6. Podge
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Mata's shoot on sight policy is getting annoying

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  7. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Sturridge is a complete idiot. How many times.

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    1. Infinite Sheldon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Slightly OTT.

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    2. eratrius
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      in the olympics.... just lol, they need to reduce his wages until he becomes a player not 11 players

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      1. afcblegend
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        I've watched him so many times and I just have never seen a player as selfish as him

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  8. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Right, even if Chelsea got a quadruple gw v a Steve Kean side. . .

    Never again Nando, NEVER 😥 !!!!

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    1. Hooper is a Bull.
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      2 points between us Evs

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        oh, really?

        Whose up?

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        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          Its ok just checked.... Damn your Hazrad (c) - lol

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        2. Hooper is a Bull.
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          Myself unfortunately for you. I am HenryFarrby the way. "The Choking Hazard"

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  9. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Typical Sturridge -- greedy.

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  10. eratrius
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    sturridge is the greeeeediest player ...

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      i like that in a forward i own usually

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      1. Midtable
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        he is an extreme case

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  11. pewty
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Sturridge. Selfish.

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    1. Neddy55
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      True. Man waiting umarked outside the box. Shocking.

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  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard is still on track to achieve 76 assists this season 🙂

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  13. Spalda
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Commentator " wasted, he could have put Torres through" would you????

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  14. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Torres is so bad. Even Sturridge should be starting ahead of him

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  15. Simonc89
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard > Mata just before the deadline last Saturday is turning out to be a horrid decision.

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  16. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    upto 88 points , desperate for the ton

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  17. Arsene30
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard ASSIST! 🙁

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  18. Diego Morethan
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    13 years, 6 months ago

    Torres seems to be surrounded by several Reading defenders every time I see him. Run away from them Nando!

    Hazzard is an assist machine. Definitely getting him in after empty gameweek.

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  19. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Had Hazard in my team until friday night!

    So Mata--->Hazard now or wait after gw3 ?

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    1. Diego Morethan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      5

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Now - you might be able to afford him later.

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  20. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    nevermind FF, I want reading to win

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  21. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Guthrie Hazard, younger brother on loan at Reading

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  22. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    What was I thinking when I put Torres, Ramires and Federici in my team...

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    1. Midtable
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      god knows

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  23. joinho
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard is the assist machine, wish I'd captained him.

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  24. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Rooney or RVP?

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    1. joinho
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez

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  25. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    excellent match this

    love this league

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  26. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Oh dear Torres..

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  27. blue cheese
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Pog off. Hunt on.

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  28. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Federici assist!

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    1. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      C0ck

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  29. DLL18
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Pog off
    Hunt on

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  30. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Torres is amazing

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