West Brom v Chelsea
Jose Mourinho has confirmed that John Terry was rested at the weekend due to a slight muscle injury and he will not feature at West Brom, with the Manchester City game upcoming.
Fernando Torres is back available but likely to sit on the bench as he rebuilds his fitness after a knee injury.
Mourinho may be tempted to rest a few players with the weekend's game in mind, with Matic perhaps dropping to the bench at the expense of Ramires.
WBA have are winless from the past 6 matches as they meet new leaders Chelsea.
However WBA are unbeaten in the last 4 home matches in the league. Within those 4,
3 of them have been draws 1-1. WBA have only kept ONE clean sheet from 15 league matches.
Chelsea have lost their last 2 visits to WBA and both by 1 goal margin. chelsea managed a 3-0 win
against newcastle over the weekend and that came after the 1-0 win over man city. Chelsea have
won their last 2 away games and have not conceded in their last 4 away matches. Their last 2 away
games were against teams such as Arsenal and Man city.
I think Mourinho will play his defences well once again. I dont think WBA will be well enough to win here
while Mourinho will expect his team to keep their form. The thing is, chelsea needs to score early in their games
and not leave it til too late where they then rush which leads to many of their previous draw matches from my
perspective. Hazzard has been on fire and i think he will continue in this match. I do expect a low scoring game
as mourinho will be looking ahead. chelsea 0-1.
Fiorentina v Udinese
Fiorentina lost 2-1 at udinese home ground on their first leg towards the coppa italia final.
Udinese progressed to the last four of the competition with wins over both Milan clubs and have claimed an advantage in their two-legged semi-final.
Despite Fiorentina dominating large periods of last Tuesday's first meeting at Stadio Friuli and creating more goal-scoring opportunities, the hosts completed a smash-and-grab win late on, aiding their bid to reach the Coppa Italia final for the first time since its opening year in 1922.
Fiorentina have Rossi,(str)and Tomovic(def) out injured, with Aqualani and Ambrosini(mid) doubts. Gomez(str) may play some part on his return from injury. Brkic(gk) is doubtful for Udinese.
Vincenzo Montella's men go into the tie on the back of a 2-0 home win over Atalanta, secured through goals from Josip Ilicic and Rafal Wolski.
I think fiorentina will be able to win this on home ground. Fiorentina 2-0.
any suggestions will be much apprieciated. bol everyone
Jose Mourinho has confirmed that John Terry was rested at the weekend due to a slight muscle injury and he will not feature at West Brom, with the Manchester City game upcoming.
Fernando Torres is back available but likely to sit on the bench as he rebuilds his fitness after a knee injury.
Mourinho may be tempted to rest a few players with the weekend's game in mind, with Matic perhaps dropping to the bench at the expense of Ramires.
WBA have are winless from the past 6 matches as they meet new leaders Chelsea.
However WBA are unbeaten in the last 4 home matches in the league. Within those 4,
3 of them have been draws 1-1. WBA have only kept ONE clean sheet from 15 league matches.
Chelsea have lost their last 2 visits to WBA and both by 1 goal margin. chelsea managed a 3-0 win
against newcastle over the weekend and that came after the 1-0 win over man city. Chelsea have
won their last 2 away games and have not conceded in their last 4 away matches. Their last 2 away
games were against teams such as Arsenal and Man city.
I think Mourinho will play his defences well once again. I dont think WBA will be well enough to win here
while Mourinho will expect his team to keep their form. The thing is, chelsea needs to score early in their games
and not leave it til too late where they then rush which leads to many of their previous draw matches from my
perspective. Hazzard has been on fire and i think he will continue in this match. I do expect a low scoring game
as mourinho will be looking ahead. chelsea 0-1.
Fiorentina v Udinese
Fiorentina lost 2-1 at udinese home ground on their first leg towards the coppa italia final.
Udinese progressed to the last four of the competition with wins over both Milan clubs and have claimed an advantage in their two-legged semi-final.
Despite Fiorentina dominating large periods of last Tuesday's first meeting at Stadio Friuli and creating more goal-scoring opportunities, the hosts completed a smash-and-grab win late on, aiding their bid to reach the Coppa Italia final for the first time since its opening year in 1922.
Fiorentina have Rossi,(str)and Tomovic(def) out injured, with Aqualani and Ambrosini(mid) doubts. Gomez(str) may play some part on his return from injury. Brkic(gk) is doubtful for Udinese.
Vincenzo Montella's men go into the tie on the back of a 2-0 home win over Atalanta, secured through goals from Josip Ilicic and Rafal Wolski.
I think fiorentina will be able to win this on home ground. Fiorentina 2-0.
any suggestions will be much apprieciated. bol everyone
