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Barnsley v Chelsea (FA) Thur 11th Feb 2021 20:00 GMT

I predict: It is matchday. ?

Barnsley 1 - Chelsea 4 (own goal by Kepa, Havertz, Zouma, Ziyech x2)

4-2-3-1

Kepando Torres, Reece, ZoomZoom, Christensen, Emerson, BillyG, Kante, Pulisic, Havertz, Ziyech, TammyA

 
Werner is definitely out with his dead leg but should be back for the next league match

 
I completely forgot we played them in the Carabao Cup I just can't get enthused by football in an empty stadium Oakwell would have been rocking tonight.

 
Yeah it would have been great to go to Barnsley today, pub, grub, banter. Damn I miss it all so much.

Doubt it will be as easy as last time, I reckon 3 - 1 or 2 - 1 to us.

 
dansubrosa said:
Yeah it would have been great to go to Barnsley today, pub, grub, banter. Damn I miss it all so much.

Doubt it will be as easy as last time, I reckon 3 - 1 or 2 - 1 to us.
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Who said the magic of the FA cup is finished a weakened Burnley vs Bournemouth in an empty stadium they'll write books about that game ?

 
Snedger said:
I was at Barnsley for the 1989 FA Cup game when we got a 4 nil hiding. My strongest memory of that day was on the way home, in slow moving traffic out of the town, some young lads were giving the Chelsea fans in their cars some light hearted grief and suddenly, the gold Ford Cortina in front of us stopped and all four door swung open. The young lads on the pavement sh*t themselves and I remember them getting jammed in the doorway as they all tried to get into a newsagents to escape. I remember the guys getting back into their car laughing and waving at me and my dad.

So Barnsley have had us over a couple of times in the FA cup at Oakwell and on both occasions, we were very much the favourites. The lack of fans tomorrow won't help them pull off another upset though.
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I was there. Definitely a day to forget.

 
Have to work late this evening so I'll probably watch this thread in all its gloomy glory if we're not at least 2 up at halftime. If I can take all the negativity that is.

 
axman2526 said:
Whoever is picked is all about attitude. We had the right attitude when we hosted them in the league cup, we need it again. 

This is our best chance for a trophy. Yes to win it we likely have to beat city but in a one off game it can happen.
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If we win tonight (and we will), we definitely get City away in the next round. Just our luck

 
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Nevamind said:
What are you talking?! They will get Bournemouth of course, easiest of all and only in the final they will get a worthy opponent. 
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Our rivals say the same thing about our English draws. I hope we keep getting lucky early draws. It seems we make up for it in our CL draws after group play.

 
evissy said:
I predict: It is matchday. ?

Barnsley 1 - Chelsea 4 (own goal by Kepa, Havertz, Zouma, Ziyech x2)

4-2-3-1

Kepando Torres, Reece, ZoomZoom, Christensen, Emerson, BillyG, Kante, Pulisic, Havertz, Ziyech, TammyA
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Very similar to my line up evissy:

Barnsley 1 - Chelsea 4 (Jorginho 4 pens scored, 3 missed)

4-2-3-1

Jorginho, Torres, Reece, ZoomZoom, Christensen, Emerson, BillyG, Kante, Pulisic, Havertz, Ziyech, TammyAFriday

Like you I was going to have Kepa the Kipper as keeper, but remembered what Gol has statistically proven beyond any doubt, that we can only win with Jorginho in the team. So Jorgie in goal, which makes sense because he already owns a pair of gloves and can't be any worse than Kepa.

 
Don't know about anyone else but for me it seems that I have had to wait forever for matchday to come round again.

I've had to entertain myself by watching the police break up the worlds most pathetic scuffle between two of my neighbours and watching spurs get beat by Everton (ok that one was slightly entertaining)

 
Zaphod2319 said:
Our rivals say the same thing about our English draws. I hope we keep getting lucky early draws. It seems we make up for it in our CL draws after group play.
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I thought it was a general footballing consensus that Man City get the easiest possible draw regardless of Cup competition?

 
Malta Blue said:
Don't know about anyone else but for me it seems that I have had to wait forever for matchday to come round again.

I've had to entertain myself by watching the police break up the worlds most pathetic scuffle between two of my neighbours and watching spurs get beat by Everton (ok that one was slightly entertaining)
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I had to work, so no entertainment for me whatsoever  :sadwalk:

 
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