how could my team be so badly beaten by a ten man Chelsea yesterday?
458746
I think it was just that West Ham were not playing at the top of their game like they have been through the season, combined with the fact that Chelsea were 1-0 down with ten men and that it was a derby game they had nothing to lose and threw everything at West Ham and it worked because attack is the best form of defence, and as much as every body is anti Chelsea they haven't been at the top of the league all season on luck so don't feel to put out about being beaten by them, West Ham have achieved so much this season and proved they are a premiership team, feel for me I'm a Portsmouth supporter we've won three games in a row and drawn against Blackburn and are still 2nd bottom, i still hold out hope of premiership football next season tho
714802
As a neutral - Chelsea played some impressive football against one of the best teams in the world. Give them credit!
422140
The simple answer is no!\n\nWith so few games left, Chelsea would have to suffer a huge collapse in form to allow Manchester Utd any chance at all.\n\nEven presuming Man Utd beat Chelsea, you are still hoping that a team that has lost 3 times this season so far manages to drop points in 2 of their other 4 games.
344746
I think Chelsea will go through. They played Liverpool 4 times this season. Two 0-0 ties, a 2-0 win, and a 4-1 win. Liverpool scored 1 goal as opposed to Chelsea's 6, and none of those scores would have taken Liverpool through.\n\nChelsea are also in their best form of the season right now with a 4-1 win over WestHam (with 10 men) and wins over Bolton and Everton (2-0 and 3-0 respectively).\n\nLiverpool are winning but with unconvincing 1-0 displays. Chelsea should stroll through this one.
1019740
yeah, they were having some problems with execution. they were not really all on the same page offensively. sometimes they were just victims of tough luck. but they def had some difficulty getting Owen and crouch into advanced positions. performances like that will not cut it after the group stage. the final ten minutes was promising though, if that is any consolation.
498908
ha ha - is this a set up? - well I'll say it - don't worry, Charlton have got away with it all season!\n\nTake it easy if you're not used to running around. Try and keep clear of the opposition so you have time to react when the ball finds you. The wing is quite a good place to hide, if any one tries to get past you you can always adopt the Boris Johnson style of tackling...\n\nGood luck and enjoy it (let us know how you get on).
938504
Ah Fred, it wasn't so long ago when you suggested that the Addicks opening fixture against the Hammers was a 6 pointer. I scoffed at it then, but it appears that you had some premonition.\nThe Addicks need to convert home games into wins to stay up, just like Fulham did last season, it's as simple as that.
939307
I couldn't believe my eyes, Arsenal was awesome but unluckiest team that I ever saw, everything was perfect but no luck with the finish touch!!!! Arsenal fans must be very frustrated tonight!!!!
571341
Unfortunately NO...   they lost to West Ham at Upton Park earlier today...\n\nMy bad, I am a dumbass...
396068
man u can beat chelsea.i hp.cos i dont want chelsea winnin again.dey cant play soca wit money.
659867
once arsenal went down to 10 men it was always going to be very hard for them to hold on to their lead. \n\nyes, arsenal tend to sit back once going a goal up but when they're down to 10 men is there any other real alternative? To be fair, they did have a few chances to finish off the game but didn't take them.\n\nGoing down a man changed the game completely, but if Barca had gone 1-0 up i think they would have the experience and strength to maintain their lead.
835565
sellick 0 - 5 Man U\n\nGIRUY
712726
I hate Chelsea so much. I hope Man U give them a right stuffing this weekend.\nI'd just like to wish Spurs some good luck for their match tonight!
654964
Feel sick the way it turned out.It had all the signs of a classic game after 15 minutes.The ref should have given Lehman yellow and awarded the goal.It would have been great to see us try to fight back because we were on form.Gutted for Super Rob(Pires) too.I am proud of the way they played with 10 men.They could have been more gracious in defeat but emotions were running high straight after the game.Henry will stay and we'll be back!Goooooners forever.
892279
Sorry, but aar is actually completely wrong!!! Chelsea v Barcelona is not "considered" to be 3-2 at all, or 4-2 either!!!\n\nThey played two SEPERATE, different matches on a league basis.  Chelsea won at home 1-0, and drew away 2-2. The results are NOT added together at this stage in the competition.\n\nIn the  group qualification stages of the UEFA Champions League, within each group the teams play each other twice. So in a group of four teams, each team will play six matches. The winner of a match gets three points, and a draw gives one point to each side. So Chelsea have got 4 points from their two games with Barcelona, while Barcelona only have one point. \n\nAfter all the matches are played, if two sides are tied on points, the winner is the one with the better goal difference (that is total number of goals scored minus total number of goals conceeded). The top two teams in each group progress to the next stage of the competition, which is then a straight knock-out rather than a league.\n\nONLY when the Champions League enters the later knock-out stages do goals scored by a team away from home count double in the event of the aggregate scores being equal. For instance, let's say Barcelona meet Chelsea in the semi-final. This is over two matches, one in Barcelona which Barcelona win 2-1, and the second leg at Chelsea which ends 1-0 to Chelsea. The total aggregate score is tied at 2-2, but Chelsea would progress to the final because the goal they scored away counts double.\n\nIn the EPL, again each team plays each other twice and each match is regarded seperately. There is no knock-out stage to the EPL, so away goals never count double.
1138951
A team will only lose if they have less than 7 players. That means 5 red cards (or 4 red cards and a player injured leaving the pitch - that has happened)
1045973
I don't think they were good. They need better performance against the other teams in the group... But let me watch now the other game! :)