Report is that Baba Rahman is on the bench, not starting. I guess its Azpi + Ivan again...

Am expecting our usual line up minus the injured eden.

Courtios

Brana

Zouma

Jt

Azpi

Cesc

Matic

Willian

Oscar

Pedro

Costa

Emerald Blue: Seconded mate.

I love Emerald Blue

Courtois

Azpilicueta Zouma Papy Baba

Loftus-Cheek Ramires

Willian Kenedy Hazard (Traore if Hazard isn't fit)

Remy

Seriously what has RLC done?

Offical lineup: Courtois, Azpi, Terry, Zouma, Ivanovic; Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Pedro; Costa.

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by Teritus

Chelsea team today: Courtois; Ivanovic, Zouma, Terry ©, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Pedro; Diego Costa. #CFC

subs: Begovic, Cahill, Baba Rahman, Mikel, Ramires, Traore, Remy.

Seriously what has remy got to do to start ahead of costa? He does more in his 10 minute cameos when we are losing than costa does in 90 minutes

Guess Hazard was injured after all.

No cheek.

No Mourinho, same pathetic lineup as usual.

Ivanovic - check.

Matic - check.

Fabregas - check.

Oscar - check.

Pedro - check.

Costa - check.

 

At least the sub bench looks good.

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by Jon Stakes

Holland just going for the same old sh*t, great.

Hiddink is a good man manager, and that's exactly what we need at the moment. 

Jose has to go for that line up, no youth, playing Costa again, fabregas again. Where is RLC, where is Kennedy...

Oh wait a second

hiddink out

Kenedy doesn't make the bench, Traore is there though

 

just heard Lamps is tying the knot this weekend - congratulations Frank, wish you were here 

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by carrickblue

Steve Holland is at Chelsea for the long haul, he wouldn't want to upset the players, also playing the youth would be a risk he might not want to take in this important game.

 

I think Guus as an interim manager might decide to play RLC etc. if they are indeed performing better than the regulars.

Hopefully Hiddink will make some lineup changes in our next game.

 

Anyway, I'm pretty confident that we'll win this.

 

COME ON CHELSEA!

JT: the players are responsible for Jose losing his job.

JT: certainly hope the fans will get behind the team but understand how difficult it is for everyone (I had to paraphrase that)

 

just speaking on Chelsea TV

You'll be pleasantly surprised I feel, even if the team is the same the tactics/approach to the game will be different. Assistant managers have their own ideas, just because he's worked with Jose doesn't mean he shares the same values in terms of tactics and lineups.

Jose got sacked for a reason, I doubt he would be too keen to go out there and replicate what we have seen under Jose.

OK Remodez my last predicted line up, hazard being out and all, was bang on the money.

Now I can only hope your right because seeing that line up yet again, especially having Costa STILL starting over Remy, fills me with no confidence at all.

Expecting a sunderland win now I have seen the line up.

Did people really expect the caretaker to radically change anything for the one game they're in charge for?

No surprise picking the same line up

So let's not get surprised about the result

Come on Chels !!!

COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!

Steve Holland is at Chelsea for the long haul, he wouldn't want to upset the players, also playing the youth would be a risk he might not want to take in this important game.

I think Guus as an interim manager might decide to play RLC etc. if they are indeed performing better than the regulars.

You think hiddik who is only here til the end of the season will play any youth players? Don't be silly. Whilst roman has this hire and fire mentality youth will never make it at this club. Managers know they need instant success otherwise they are out the door

Did people really expect the caretaker to radically change anything for the one game they're in charge for?[/quote

Sunderland bringing both buses - apparently lining up 5-4-1

Steve Holland: very difficult week as you'd expect. i hope we produce a win i've looked at the game as a one-off