Prediction League - Chelsea

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A much needed three points after the bottom sides picked up results at the weekend. Not the greatest game of football, but after a shaky start, we picked up and showed some spirit and fight.

I wonder if our Manager told RAN to go down right in front of the dug out? It certainly enabled us to make some tactical changes after Chelsea had looked to be running the show. Their £350,000 a week forward should have put them ahead but his selfishness enables Sa to make the save. Lemina and Gomes started to rule the midfield and the much maligned Semedo, having come to terms with Sterling, started to drive forward and cause problems. I thought the referee had a good game and rightly booked Stirling for diving late on.

After several well delivered corners Lamina made contact and the ball and the score board ticked over. Some astute substitutions towards the end saw Bueno win the ball at halfway and after a cross was partly deflected, Docherty was on hand to calmly side foot into the net, deep into extra time. A win looked on the cards but soon after Chelsea snook one back, causing a nervous nail biting last ten minutes.

A bug has been going through the camp and at this busy time of the year all the players need to be fit and available. Dawson who went of with a deep cut to his knee must be a doubt for Brentford, so S Bueno may get another chance.