I couldn't see one so here is the CHELSEA HOME MATCH THREAD (09.12.17 12:30 kick off)

buffybegood

Adrián
Reid
Ogbonna
Cresswell
Zabaleta
Lanzini
Noble
Obiang
Masuaku
Arnautovic
Antonio

Subs: Carroll, Sakho, Hernández, A Ayew, Hart, Fernandes, Rice

Hamstew

Four actual strikers on the bench and a midfielder starts up top.

TwistandShout

Hamstew said:

Four actual strikers on the bench and a midfielder starts up top.

The West Ham way

OldCastleSwift

4-2-3-1 ;hmm

How Sakho doesn't start is beyond me.

Yeoldhammer

4 at the back Moyes out

thornburyiron

Maybe he keeps banging on about leaving in jan.

OldCastleSwift

Maybe he does.

But he's here now and a better striker than Antonio.

TwistandShout

Yeoldhammer said:

4 at the back Moyes out

I would say it is 5 at the back with Cress left centre back again ;hmm

MrsGrey

Yeoldhammer said:

4 at the back Moyes out

BBC have it as 3 at the back.

I guess we'll see at KO.

MrsGrey

OldCastleSwift said:

Maybe he does.

But he's here now and a better striker than Antonio.

'If you don't run, you don't play.'

Maybe he's not impressing in training?

#playfortheshirt
#passion
#giving100%

;wink

OldCastleSwift

Maybe not.

But he's a better striker than Antonio...

It seems to me that Moyes is setting up not to lose. Antonio will be a false 9 and we'll play with 10 behind the ball and hope to counter with the pace of Masuaku, Antonio and Lanzini.

I'd still prefer to have a genuine striker on the pitch though.

welovethehammers

Not sure if anyone has already mentioned it but the match is live on sky one (freeview)

welovethehammers

OldCastleSwift said:

4-2-3-1 ;hmm

How Sakho doesn't start is beyond me.

He works better with a strike partner and not on the counter attack. Antonio can be more successful running at defences singlehandedly (i.e. If completely isolated).

If we go behind - I'd love to see Sakho and Hernandez on together. I think that could be very dangerous and potent.

EXETERHAMMER

I do hope Adrian has a good game. No errors.

MrsGrey

coyi coyi coyi

Hoping for a good (encouraging) performance.

welovethehammers

Worried a little bit about Kante going past Noble like he wasn't there. Same goes for Hazard and their other fast players.

ASLEFshrugged

Sat at home watching Now TV on the PC with a cup of tea

This just doesn't seem right........

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Maybe 4 attackers on the bench but 2 are coming back from injury.

Feel a bit for Rice, let’s hope brittle Reid holds up

Fancy us taking something here

OldCastleSwift

Oh my

buffybegood

Get in, Arnie

ASLEFshrugged

That Arnie's useless........

buffybegood

Then goes and spoils it by jumping into the crowd for a needless yellow so early in the game.

MIAHammer

Great goal but stupid to get a yellow. Now one bad tackle away from being sent off.

Cuz1

Hold my hands up took it well

buffybegood

Morata goes down after the slightest of touches by Reid, knowing Taylor I'm surprised he didn't point to the spot.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Hazard getting too much of the ball already

Masuaka looking in the mood

Got to try not to do what we did agaisnt city and get toi deep we dont have the stamina to be under the cosh for this long

OldCastleSwift

Two blatant Chelsea dives and no yellow cards.

Anthony Taylor that.

buffybegood

Now Alonso has a heavy touch and throws himself to the ground near the halfway line, again nothing (correctly) given.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Chelsea players dived at least twice now. Cheats.

buffybegood

Adrian doesn't take the ball cleanly and then clattered late by Alonso, who gets booked (ref pointed back to the place of his dive I think) so maybe an element of totting up.