If You Know Your History: Wycombe in the Carling Cup

In about an hour's time the boys kick off their first leg of the Carling Cup Semi-Final against Wycombe Wanderers at The Causeway.

Whatever the performance, everybody is looking for Chelsea to fail and fall short and no matter that this tie is a two-legged affair, a Chelsea defeat this evening will send the Chelsea 'haters' into overdrive.

Chelsea travel to Wycombe without the injured players plus Carvalho and Drogba who are both suspended thanks to silly bookings received at Villa Park at the start of the New Year. So Jose has stated that Ferreira and Essien will be the centre-half pairing.

Yet again poor Sheva was slaughtered in the press for 'not scoring' against a League Two side - so what chance has he against another League Two side then, especially as he cannot get the goals in the Premiership???? (And before you kick off I am being ironic). So if Sheva gets a part in tonight's proceedings, unless he scores a ton, he is going to get slated once again... typical of the press in this country.

Apologies for the lack of Chelsea Times yesterday, but the system that hosts my blog wasn't up and running and there was no way I was gonna wait for it to come back up!!!

So without links. John Terry was fined £10,000 by the FA after his 'improper conduct' towards Graham Poll after the Tottenham game in Novemeber 2005.

Chelsea still hasn't signed anybody ten days into the 'transfer window.!

Petr Cech is available for selection - subject to the medical team's green light.

The FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest has been set for Sunday 28th January, kick off 2pm and will be televised live on the BBC.

CHELSEA TEAM:

Hilario

Geremi
Ferreira
Essien
A Cole

Ballack
Makelele
Mikel

Wright-Phillips
Kalou
W Bridge

Subs:

Yves Ma Kalamby (GK)
Morais
Lampard
Sahar
Sinclair

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