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THIS WORTHINGTON CUP 3 RD GAME WAS A GAME TO REMEMBER NAMELY BECAUSE OF VIALLI'S 3 GOALS, PROVING THAT HE CAN STILL DO A JOB FOR CHELSEA WHEN NEEDED, AND ALSO REMEBERED FOR YET ANOTHER SENDING OFF FOR DENNIS WISE FOR A STUPID LUNGING TACKLE. HOWEVER WE COMPLETLY DOMINATED VILLA AND THIS WAS BY FAR OUR BEST PERFORMANCE SO FAR THIS SEASON

CHELSEA V ASTON VILLA KHARINE, PETRESCU, DUBERRY, LAMBOURDE, BABAYARO, MORRIS, WISE, POYET, NICHOLLS, FLO, VIALLI SUBS USED CLEMENT, TERRY, HARLEY SCORERS FLO, VIALLI 3

BACK TO THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN AND A TOUGH 2ND LEG TIE IN COPENHAGEN, YET AGAIN THE DANISH TEAM GIVING NOTHING AWAY IN DEFENCE. MAN OF THE MATCH HAD TO BE ED DE GOEY WHO MADE SOME CRUCIAL SAVES, CHELSEA STUCK BY WANT AWAY LAUDRUP WHO FISHED OFF COPENHAGENS DREAM IN THE 32 MIN WITH A WELL TAKEN GOAL AND SEE CHELSEA THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND WITH A 2-1 WIN ON AGGREGATE

FC COPENHAGEN V CHELSEA DE GOEY, FERRER, DESAILLY, LEBOEUF, LE SAUX, LAUDRUP, DI MATTEO, WISE, BABAYARO, ZOLA, CASIRAGHI, SUBS USED PETRESCU, FLO, POYET SCORERS LAUDRUP

WEST HAM UNITED V CHELSEA DE GOEY, FERRER, LAMBOURDE, DESAILLY, LE SAUX, POYET, WISE, DI MATTEO, BABAYARO, ZOLA, CASIRAGHI SUBS USED FLO, PETRESCU, NICHOLLS SCORERS BABAYARO

A GAME TO ONLY REMEMBER BY THE INJURY TO CASIRAGHI, IN A SICKENING COLLISION WITH A DEFENDER IT WHICH HE SUSTAINED RUPTURED KNEE LIGAMENTS, THE INJURY WAS SO HORRIFIC THAT THE PLAYERS HAD TO LOOK AWAY,CASIRAGHI'S LEG WAS COMPLETLY BENT IN THE OPPOSITE WAY AND A STRCHER TOOK AGES TO ARRIVE, (SURELY SOMETHING NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED URGENTLY). A GAME WE COMPLETLY DOMINATED

IN THIS WORTHINGTON CUP 4 TH ROUND MATCH, ARSENAL DECIDED TO FIELD A RESERVE SIDE AND PAID HEAVILLY FOR IT. VERY IMPRESSED WITH POYET AND NEW SIGNING GOLDBAEK WHO WE SIGNED FROM COPENHAGEN SEEING LAUDRUP GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A COMPLETE DEMOLITION JOB ON THE GOONERS AND DID WE HAVE FUN SINGING "1-2-123-1234-5-0", AND "YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME" TO THE SNEAKING OUT NORTH BANK

ARSENAL V CHELSEA KHARINE, PETRESCU, DUBERRY, LEBOEUF, BABAYARO, GOLDBAEK, DI MATTEO, POYET, NICHOLLS, VIALLI, FLO SUBS USED CLEMENT, PERCASSI, LAMBOURDE SCORERS LEBOEUF,(PEN) POYET 2, VIALLI 2

AT LAST A HOME GAME, AGAINST THE CRAZY GANG, A GAME WERE THE LITTLE MAN HIMSELF DICTATED THE GAME, HE WAS QUITE SIMPLY BREATHTAKING, AND AFTER SCORING A GOAL HE RAN OVER TO THE CHELSEA BENCH AND PARADED CASIRAGHI NO 10 SHIRT AS A DEDICATION TO HIS FRIEND FROM ITALY, QUICKLY HE WAS JOINED BY THE REST OF THE TEAM WHO HELD THE SHIRT ALOFT AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT AS A SPECIAL GOAL CELEBRATION. ANOTHER COMFORTABLE WIN, AND CHELSEA SHOWING A NEW CONSISTENCY

CHELSEA V WIMBLEDON DE GOEY, LAMBOURDE, DESAILLY, LEBOUEF, LE SAUX, PETRESCU, DI MATTEO, POYET, BABAYARO, ZOLA, FLO SUBS USED NICHOLLS, DUBERRY, MORRIS SCORERS PETRESCU, POYET, ZOLA

FILBERT ST IS NEVER THE EASIEST PLACE TO GO AS THEY LIKE TO LOB IN CROSSES IN THE AIR HOPING TO GET A GOAL, THIS GAME WAS UNBELIEVABLE, BOTH DEFENCES BOTH CONCEDING GOALS IN A TOPST TURVY GAME, GREAT GAME FOR THE SPECTATORS BUT NERVE WRECKING FOR VIALLI, DONT THINK ANYBODY BEFORE THE GAME WOULD OF PROJECTED A SCORELINE LIKE THIS, AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE GUS SCORING AGAIN

LEICESTER CITY V CHELSEA DE GOEY, FERRER, DESAILLY, LEBOUEF, LE SAUX, GOLDBAEK, DI MATTEO, POYET, BABAYARO, ZOLA, FLO SUBS USED DUBERRY SCORERS POYET, FLO, ZOLA

A SILLY GAME TO DROP POINTS AT HOME, WHEN WINNING WOULD HAVE PUT US INTO 2ND PLACE. A GAME WITH COMPLETLY DOMINATED BY WASTED MANY CHANCES AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY GOALKEEPER IN UNSTOPABLE FORM WHO SAVED EVERYTHING FIRED AT HIM, DISSAPOINTED BECAUSE WE NEVER TOOK OUR CHANCES

CHELSEA V SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY DE GOEY, FERRER, DESAILLY, LEBOUEF, LE SAUX, GOLDBAEK, DI MATTEO, POYET, BABAYARO, ZOLA, FLO SUBS USED PETRESCU, MORRIS SCORERS ZOLA

WIMBLEDON V CHELSEA KHARINE, LAMBOURDE, DUBERRY, LEBOUEF, BABAYARO, GOLDBAEK, WISE, MORRIS, PETRESCU, POYET,VIALLI SUBS USED FLO, DI MATTEO, FERRER SCORERS VIALLI

IN THIS QUARTER FINAL WORTHINGTON CUP MATCH, CHELSEA DID NOT COMPETE. WITH DESAILLY AND ZOLA BOTH BEING RESTED, LEBOUEF AND DUBERRY HAD NO ANSWER TO WIMBLEDONS ARIEL BOMBARDMENT, LEBOUEF IN PARTICULAR HAVING A STINKER. TO BE HONEST CHELSEA PLAYED AS IF THEY HAD BIGGER THINGS ON THEIR MIND, A MATCH TO FORGET IN A HURRY

EVERTON V CHELSEA DE GOEY, FERRER, DESAILLY, LEBOUEF, BABAYARO, PETRESCU, WISE, DI MATTEO, POYET, ZOLA, FLO SUBS USED DUBERRY, GOLDBAEK SCORERS

DENNIS WISE SENT OFF AGAIN FOR TWO BOOKABLE OFFENCES, HE HAD EARLY PROCLAIMED IN THE NEWSPAPERS "NO MORE MR NICE GUY" AND HE CERTAINLY LIVED UP TO HIS STATEMENT. FLO YET AGAIN MISSING EASY CHANCES , AND DI MATTEO HITTING THE POST, CHELSEA MUST LEARN TO TAKE THE CHANCES WHAT COME THEIR WAY, ON THE PLUS SIDE LEBOUEF WAS IMPERIOUS IN THE HEART OF THE DEFENCE

WITH VILLA RIDING HIGH AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE, CHELSEA HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THE DOUBLE ON VILLA. CHELSEA ABSOLUTELY PUMMELED THE VILLA DEFENCE, AND IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEIR HARD WORKING DEFENCE THE SCORELINE COULD OF BEEN A LOT MORE. THREE SHOTS HITTING THE WOODWORK , A ZOLA FREE KICK SPECIAL AND SUPER SUB FLO GOAL LEFT THE STAMFORD BRIDGE CROWD CELEBRATING IN A STYLE NOT SEEN SINCE THE VICENZA GAME LAST SEASON

CHELSEA V ASTON VILLA DE GOEY, FERRER, DUBERRY, LEBOUEF, LE SAUX, PETRESCU, DI MATTEO, DESAILLY, BABAYARO, ZOLA, VIALLI, SUBS USED FLO, POYET SCORERS ZOLA, FLO

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