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Bale Bales RealMadrid out

Unknown 0 Europe, La Liga, Real Madrid 11:04 AM

<div class="medical_report inverted" style="margin: 0px 10px 20px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;"><div class="m_text_content" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="cap" style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Córdoba - Real Madrid" height="272" src="http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1203354646503&ssbinary=true" width="640" />Real Madrid</div><a name="more"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>fought back after going behind in Cordoba and picked up three important points in their bid to lift the La Liga title. Things could not have gotten off to a worse start in the first <span class="el879" id="el879_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">game</span> of the second half of the season. A Bebé strike from outside the box hit Ramos's arm inside the penalty area. Ghilas converted the resulting spot kick in the 3’ to put the home side ahead.<br /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A comeback was required against a team playing with lots of self-belief and a stadium packed with their home supporters, but there was practically a whole game still to play and the league leaders have already demonstrated their ability to achieve whatever objectives they set out for themselves. That is how the <span class="el879" id="el879_6" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">match</span> would play out. The Whites equalised before the half-hour mark. Ancelotti's <span class="el879" id="el879_5" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">training</span> ground moves did the trick yet again. James took one of the Whites' many corners of the encounter in the 27’, Bale flicked the ball on and Benzema intelligently brought it down in front of goal and fired it past Juan Carlos.</div><br /><br /><br /><figure class="m_news m_news_simple" style="background-image: url(http://www.realmadrid.com/StaticFiles/RealMadridResponsive/images/icons/svg/bullet_news.svg); background-position: 16px 33px; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-style: solid none; border-top-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-top-width: 1px; font-size: x-small; margin: 30px 10px 35px; padding: 30px 20px 30px 90px;"><blockquote style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7841646797722552770" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;">REAL MADRID HAVE NOW SCORED 13 GOALS FROM CORNERS THIS SEASON.</div></blockquote></figure><br /><div class="m_text_content" style="color: #666666; margin: 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;"><br />The Frenchman's goal did not change the outlook of the game. Real Madrid controlled possession of the ball and Córdoba tried to hit them on the break. The whistle blew for half time with these two contrasting styles still battling it out against each other. The second half got off to a<span class="el879" id="el879_1" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">more</span> exciting start. Both teams went out for the win and either one could have scored. Córdoba came close to getting a second when Varane fluffed a clearance and the ball fell nicely for Florin, who lobbed the ball over Casillas in the 70’ but saw his effort come off the crossbar.<br /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dominance by the visitors</strong><br />All the chances belonged to the visitors from then on. Kroos, in the 31’ and Benzema, three minutes later, tried their luck from outside the box, but they were up against an inspired Juan Carlos. The task became even more difficult when Cristiano Ronaldo was shown a straight red in the 83’.<br /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Even so, the Whites looked for a <span class="el879" id="el879_7" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 14px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">winner</span> right until the end and the efforts of the ten men left on the pitch were eventually <a href="http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/01/1-2-real-madrid-come-back-from-behind-in-cordoba#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://s.srv-itx.com/click?v=VVM6Nzk4Nzg6MzI4NTpyZXdhcmQ6Y2NiOWM1YWVlZTgzNWMxZGQzOWFkZGRjOGZkN2E3YjE6ei0yMjQ3LTE2Mzg5NzU0Ond3dy5yZWFsbWFkcmlkLmNvbToyMzU4NDM6NTY3NTFiYzI2ODg0YmNhYzUzYzNkYmViOTcxNzVkMmQ6ODM3M2VhYjI5MjEzNGU1MDhhMDBiZmVmNTQ0NTA0YzQ6MDpkYXRhX3NzLDcyOHgxMzY2O2RhdGFfZmIsbm87OjQzNjMyOTc&subid=g-16389754-591141addcae4761b33e141cb264f949-&data_ss=728x1366&data_fb=no&data_tagname=P" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; color: #0255a5; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;" title="Click to Continue > by InText">REWARDED<img src="http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png" style="-webkit-user-select: none; background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: initial !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; height: 10px !important; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3px !important; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: super !important; width: 10px !important;" /></a>. A Bale free kick in the 87’ clearly came off Cartabia's hand, resulting in a penalty for Madrid and a second yellow card for the Córdoba man. Bale stepped up to take the spot kick two minutes later and shored up three important points against a courageous Córdoba performance.</div><div style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">Realmadrid.com</div></div></div><div class="opta_mods_row" style="margin: 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><div class="o_heat_map" style="border-top-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px 0px 20px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;"></div></div>

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Real Madrid fought back after going behind in Cordoba and picked up three important points in their bid to lift the La Liga title. Things co...

Three match Ban for Three times Ballon D'or winner

Unknown 0 Europe, La Liga, Real Madrid 10:38 AM

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Three match Ban for Three times Ballon D'or winner

Triple Ballon D'Or WINNER Cristiano Ronaldo saw triple match ban (red card) on Saturday afternoon after he was sent off for Real Madri...

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Two Blues trashed out of Fa Cup

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Two Blues trashed out of Fa Cup

Man City and Chelsea crash out of Fa Cup. Chelsea were beaten by 4 goals to 2 while Man city was beaten by 2 goals to Noting. Chelsea Mat...

Mancity trashed out by Boro

Unknown 0 Facup, mancity 9:35 AM

<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>GOALS from Patrick Bamford and Kike swept Boro in to the fifth round of the FA Cup on a proud afternoon for the club. Writes GORDON COX from the Etihad Stadium.<a name="more"></a></strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Both sides named strong line ups. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Tomas Kalas missed the game after taking a kick against Cardiff on Tuesday so Dean Whitehead dropped to the right side of defence. Tomas Mejias, as he was for the third round tie at Barnsley, was in goal with Connor Ripley on the bench. That meant a place in the starting line-up for former City ballboy Adam Clayton.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">City arrived back last night from a five day break in Abu Dhabi. Included in today’s line-up was Dedryck Boyata who made his City debut in a third round tie at the Riverside in 2010.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Willy Caballero was named in goal with Joe Hart on the bench. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><div>After an opening few minutes where there the was a respectful approach from both sides on the pitch and plenty verbal jousting between the fans off it, City moved down the left, Aleksander Kolarov swept over a low cross only just out of the reach of Stevan Jovetic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sergio Aguero was next to try and take the lid off the can as he slid in Jesus Navas. The legs of Mejias came to Boro’s rescue.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The precision of City’s passing was a notable feature as they dominated possession, though Boro did have the ball in the net when Patrick Bamford flicked on to Lee Tomlin who headed in. The problem was a linesman’s flag had been raised earlier in the move.</div><div><br /></div><div>City continued to search left and right for a way through and a low shot from Aguero flew in to the side netting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Moving forward Boro looked efficient, they just couldn’t do it often enough against a side whose class was evident.</div><div><br /></div><div>On a rare raid a Bamford cross picked out Vossen whose overhead kick was deflected for a corner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back came City, at one stage lining up to take shots from the edge of the box. Jovetic going close, Boyata shooting well over and James Milner bringing an excellent save from Mejias with a low drive from 20 yards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boro stuck in, Ben Gibson defended well, so too Daniel Ayala as City probed through the middle and Grant Leadbitter put in a thundering challenge to clear danger and start a moved in one go.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Two more smart saves from Mejias kept Boro in the game. The first denied David Silva who struck powerfully from 24 yards, then Jovetic was denied from 10 yards closer to goal.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Bamford headed just over from a Dean Whitehead cross in the closing minutes of the half, closing a period where Boro had seen more of the ball.</div><div><br /></div><div>The final attack of the half saw Albert Adomah set up Lee Tomlin whose low shot from the edge of the box was deflected for a corner. City dealt with and were on what could have been a telling break when referee Phil Dowd blew for half-time.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Half-time: Manchester City 0 Middlesbrough 0</strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><div>Two yellow cards, one per side, interrupted the flow at the start of the second half. The one shown to Ayala was his tenth of the season and he will miss the next two games.</div><div><br /></div><div>With 52 minutes played Boro swept forward through the middle, Jelle Vossen threaded to Adomah who looked to have lost his chance to shoot. He carried on, forcing a save from Caballero. But the ball ran to <strong>Patrick Bamford</strong> who tucked home from close range.</div><div><br /></div><div>City’s fans were stunned and Boro almost made it two a few minutes later when Leadbitter struck fiercely low and Boyata produced an excellent block.</div><div><br /></div><div>City flew forward and for a short while peppered Boro’s penalty area, but the best two chances in the ensuing minutes fell to the visitors as first Adomah, set up by Tomlin, strode through the middle but his lob was grabbed by Caballero before Tomlin, through the middle, beat the goalkeeper with a low shot which thudded back off the left-hand post.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Approaching the midway point of the half Manuel Pellegrini made two changes, but apart from when George Friend produced an excellent block to deny Aguero City didn’t threaten as much as they would like.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boro did and from an Adomah cross Vossen made great contact on a volley which needed a smart save to prevent Boro from going two up.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>It took the post to prevent City from drawing level in the 89th minute when Frank Lampard shot from the D, Clayton did all he could to block and ball looped up  and thudded back of Mejias’ left-hand post.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the third minute of injury-time Boro sealed the win. Bamford was fouled on the edge of the penalty area but referee Dowd played an excellent advantage as the ball rolled to Kike who stroked a low shot beyond Caballero.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the whistle Boro’s coaching staff joined the players on the pitch in applauding the Boro fans. It was reciprocated long and loud.</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><strong>Scorers</strong> Bamford 52, Kike 90+3.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>*Earlier today Boro’s U18s consolidated their position at the top of the table when winning 5-1 away to Sunderland. Jordan Jowers (2), Harry Chapman, Alex Pattison and Joe Wheatley the goalscorers. </div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Manchester City:</strong> Caballero; Kompany (Capt.), Zabaleta, Kolarov, Boyata, Fernando (Dzeko 78), Milner, Navas (Lampard 66), Silva, Jovetic (Fernandinho 66), Aguero. <strong>Subs:</strong> Hart (gk); Sagna, Clichy, Demichelis.  Order of subs on 66: 1) Lampard 2) Fernandinho.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Middlesbrough:</strong> Mejias; Whitehead, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Tomlin (Reach 80), Leadbitter (Capt.), Clayton, Adomah, Bamford Wildschut (90+4), Vossen (Kike 86). <strong>Subs:</strong> Ripley (gk); Husband, Woodgate, Omeruo.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Referee</strong> Phil Dowd</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Bookings</strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Manchester City </strong>Kompany 51, foul; Fernandinho 70, foul.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong>Middlesbrough </strong>Ayala 49, foul; Whitehead 71, time-wasting at free-kick.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />credit http://www.mfc.co.uk</span>

Mancity trashed out by Boro

GOALS from Patrick Bamford and Kike swept Boro in to the fifth round of the FA Cup on a proud afternoon for the club. Writes GORDON COX from...

Chelsea Trashed out of Fa Cup

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<div class="text parbase section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="summary-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><img src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/match-report--chelsea-v-bradford-city.img.png" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;" /></span></div><a name="more"></a>The Blues are out of the FA Cup after Bradford came from two goals down to record an upset at the Bridge.<br /><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">It looked like being a routine afternoon on our <span class="mr959" id="mr959_13" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; 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text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a> had saved well from Billy Knott.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">They then completed the turnaround on 82 minutes courtesy of a fine Andy Halliday strike and their win was sealed in injury time through substitute Mark Yeates. <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Didier Drogba</a> and <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Kurt Zouma</a> both had chances between the League One side’s third and fourth goals to level but it was those in claret and amber celebrating at the final whistle after our first home loss of the season.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> </div><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e1e7d; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-transform: uppercase;">TEAM NEWS</h3><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team/jose-mourinho.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Jose Mourinho</a> made nine changes to the team that drew with Liverpool on Tuesday night but the team still had a very strong feel to it with <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Petr Cech</a> in goal, captain<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> up front and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-mikel-obi.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mikel</a> and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/ramires.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Ramires</a> in the middle of the park.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andreas-christensen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Andreas Christensen</a> began on the right of defence – his first home appearance - with <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesar-azpilicueta.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Cesar Azpilicueta</a> on the left and, as promised by the manager yesterday,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cahill</a> and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a> in the middle. Mohamed Salah and Loic Remy provided the attacking width either side of Oscar.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The bench included league regulars <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/thibaut-courtois.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Thibaut Courtois</a>, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-terry.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">John Terry</a>, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesc-fabregas.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Cesc Fabregas</a>, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Eden Hazard</a> and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/willian.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Willian</a>, alongside youngsters <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/nathan-ake.html.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Nathan Ake</a> and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> </div><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e1e7d; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-transform: uppercase;">FIRST HALF</h3><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The excitable travelling Bradford support were cheering and jeering every tackle, pass and whistle in the opening stages and when<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> fired into the Shed Upper after good work by Salah with seven minutes played they were on their feet as though celebrating a goal.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Petr Cech</a> had to be at his outstanding best to stop that possibility becoming a reality at the other end five minutes later. It needed the head of<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cahill</a> to deflect Gary Liddle’s dipping volley over and from the resulting corner, Andrew Davies got free. His header looked certain to find our net but<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>’s reactions were immense and the strength of his left hand just as good.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">It was quite some stop and the Matthew Harding Stand rose as one to applaud their Czech keeper. Peter Bonetti, a half-time guest along with fellow 1970 FA Cup legends Ron Harris and John Hollins, must have also been mighty impressed.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">In response Remy forced Ben Williams into his first save of the afternoon and Oscar fired wide from outside the box.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">It was from the second of two Oscar corners in succession that we then took the lead midway through the half. His delivery from the left was to the near post and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cahill</a> darted into the open space before delicately flicking the ball into the <span class="mr959" id="mr959_2" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">roof</span> of net with the outside of his boot. The big centre-back can’t have scored many better goals.  </div></div><div class="parbase textimage section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div class="image top" id="cq-textimage-jsp-/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/match-report--chelsea-v-bradford-city/jcr:content/main/textimage_0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="Chelsea v Bradford" class="cq-dd-image img-responsive" src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/match-report--chelsea-v-bradford-city/_jcr_content/main/textimage_0/image.img.jpg/1422120064275.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Chelsea v Bradford" /></div><div class="text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="mr959" id="mr959_5" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Drogba</span>, heavily involved throughout, worked himself out of a tight spot near the touchline with some wonderful skill. He instinctively curled for goal but the diving Williams was impressively equal to it, making it one great save apiece.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Remy and Salah seemed to get in one another’s way as they attempted to latch onto a Drogba through-ball soon after and when Rory McArdle clattered into the Ivorian from behind, he became the <span class="mr959" id="mr959_3" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">game</span>’s first booking.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The Blues were now well on top and on 38 minutes we doubled our advantage.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="mr959" id="mr959_6" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Ramires</span> won the ball up in midfield, drove at the retreating Bradford backline, exchanged passes with Salah and finished cutely with his left off the inside of the post. His third goal of the season was his first at our home ground since December 2013.</div></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><div class="BonNAgWQhun" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; height: 80px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px auto; width: 623.328125px; z-index: 0;"><div id="ad74e59a_1" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 60px; width: 468px; z-index: 9999;"><iframe height="60" scrolling="no" src="http://n124adserv.com/ads?key=4b763227d8f4492e4ece869100fcef75&width=468&height=60" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; z-index: 999999999;" width="468"></iframe></div><div style="bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 20px; left: 0px; line-height: 13px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; position: relative; width: 470px;"><div style="border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153) transparent; border-style: solid; border-width: 6px 6px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; position: absolute; right: 15px; top: 0px; width: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="parbase textimage section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><div class="image top" id="cq-textimage-jsp-/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/match-report--chelsea-v-bradford-city/jcr:content/main/textimage" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="Chelsea v Bradford" class="cq-dd-image img-responsive" src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/match-report--chelsea-v-bradford-city/_jcr_content/main/textimage/image.img.jpg/1422120096240.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" title="Chelsea v Bradford" /></div><div class="text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Any thoughts it would be all plain sailing from then on in were extinguished within three minutes, however.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">Jon Stead picked up a loose ball on the edge of our box after we didn’t fully clear a deep Bradford free-kick, created a yard of space for himself and thrashed a left-footed shot high into the very corner of the net. The man with Premier League pedigree had brought his side right back into the game and the travelling Bantams were buoyant at the break.</div></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><h3 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e1e7d; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-transform: uppercase;">SECOND HALF</h3><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Within a couple of minutes of the restart Salah took his time before dinking Remy in but after teeing himself up the Frenchman volleyed just wide.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Bradford, now attacking the end in which their supporters were housed, forced a couple of corners and from the second, the big forward Hanson headed  straight at<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>, who was then called upon to tip former Blue Filipe Morais’ angled drive over. Another <span class="mr959" id="mr959_4" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">player</span> to have once called our Academy home, Billy Knott, curled over after good work from Stead.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">We were by no means in control at this point though Salah with a bending 20-yarder wasn’t far away from netting our third of the day on the hour. At the other end Knott floored<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a> when his volley hit the 20-year-old square in the face.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">He was soon back on his feet but<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-mikel-obi.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mikel</a> didn’t have such luck and had to be replaced after a clash of heads left him bloodied and bruised. Salah also made way with<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/willian.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Willian</a> and<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesc-fabregas.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Fabregas</a> introduced.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">The latter immediately backheeled to Oscar who shot wide and then<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> met one of the Spaniard’s free-kicks with a towering header – straight at Williams.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Bradford’s aerial prowess remained a threat and it was via this route that they levelled the score with 15 minutes to go.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">A long throw was flicked on by Hanson to Knott whose first-time shot on the slide was saved by<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>with his feet. The rebound fell to the unmarked Morais who couldn’t miss.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Mourinho immediately sent <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Hazard</a> on and there followed a good spell of Blues pressure but, extraordinarily, it was Bradford that struck again.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Stead controlled the ball with his back to goal inside the area and laid it back to Halliday, whose first-time shot on the run was hard and true, and beyond<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>’s reach.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Mourinho sent<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a> up front alongside<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> and he flicked on a<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesc-fabregas.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Fabregas</a> cross but<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> on the stretch could only head agonisingly over.<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a> then blazed a<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/ramires.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Ramires</a> cut-back well over.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">Seven minutes of additional time were signalled but it was our visitors from Yorkshire who netted the sixth goal of a momentous game. Stead held the ball up well again and slipped in sub Yeates who sent<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Cech</a> the wrong way with a cool finish. The Bradford players and <span class="mr959" id="mr959_11" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">fans</span> celebrated for long after the final whistle.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;">We may be out of this competition but we have the opportunity to reach the final of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday when Liverpool visit the Bridge for the second leg of the semi-final.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Chelsea</b> (4-2-3-1):<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cech</a>; <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andreas-christensen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Christensen</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Cahill</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesar-azpilicueta.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Azpilicueta</a>;<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/ramires.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Ramires</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-mikel-obi.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Mikel</a> (<span class="mr959" id="mr959_9" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Fabregas</span> 70); Remy (<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Hazard</a> 76), Oscar, Salah (<span class="mr959" id="mr959_8" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Willian</span> 70);<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> (c).<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Unused subs</b> Courtois, Terry, Ake, Loftus-Cheek.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scorers</b> <span class="mr959" id="mr959_7" style="border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-style: none none solid !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(76, 76, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; height: 13px; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">Cahill</span> 21,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/ramires.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;"> Ramires</a> 38</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bradford City</b> (4-4-2): Williams; Darby, Davies, McArdle, Meredith; Morais (Clarke 89), Knott (Yeates 80), Halliday (Routis 87), Liddle; Hanson, Stead.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Unused Subs</b> Urwin, Sheehan, Clarke, Kennedy, Zoko.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scorers</b> Stead 42, Morais 75, Halliday 82, Yeates 90+4<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Booked</b> McArdle 23, Clarke 90+1</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Referee</b> Andre Marriner<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Crowd</b> 41,014</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif;">Credit Chelseafc.com</div></div>

Chelsea Trashed out of Fa Cup

The Blues are out of the FA Cup after Bradford came from two goals down to record an upset at the Bridge. It looked like being a routine aft...

Team news: Chelsea v Bradford City

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<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="summary-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><img src="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/homepage/news/boilerplate-config/latest-news/2015/01/team-news--chelsea-v-bradford-city.img.png" style="background-color: transparent;" /></span><br /><a name="more"></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="summary-text" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Eighteen-year-old Andreas Christen<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andreas-christensen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">sen</a> is handed his second Chelsea appearance. The young Dane is expected to play at right-back with <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesar-azpilicueta.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Cesar Azpilicueta</a> on the left.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">There is another start for <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Kurt Zouma</a> alongside <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Gary Cahill</a> in central defence.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/petr-cech.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Petr Cech</a> is goal and <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Didier Drogba</a> is centre-forward and captain. Loic Reny is also selected, as is Mohamed Salah.  </div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">For Bradford, there is one change from their defeat at Yeovil last time out. It is in goal with Ben Williams coming in for Jordan Pickford.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Former Chelsea Academy players Filipe Morais and Billy Knott start in the Bantams’ midfield.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Cech; <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/andreas-christensen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Christensen</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/content/cfc/en/archived/players/kurt-zouma2.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Zouma</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/gary-cahill.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Cahill</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesar-azpilicueta.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Azpilicueta</a>;<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/ramires.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Ramires</a>,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/john-mikel-obi.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Mikel</a>; Remy, Oscar, Salah;<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/didier-drogba.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Drogba</a> (c).</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Subs:<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/thibaut-courtois.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Courtois</a>, Terry, Ake,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/cesc-fabregas.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Fabregas</a>, Loftus-Cheek,<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/willian.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;"> Willian</a>, <a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/eden-hazard.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3886de; text-decoration: none;">Hazard</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Bradford are expected to line up in the following 4-4-2 formation.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Williams, Darby, Davies, McArdle, Meredith; Morais, Knott, Halliday, Liddle; Hanson, Stead.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Subs: Urwin, Sheehan, Clarke, Routis, Yeates, Kennedy, Zoko.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Syntax, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The referee is Andre Marriner. </div>

Team news: Chelsea v Bradford City

Eighteen-year-old Andreas Christen sen is handed his second Chelsea appearance. The young Dane is expected to play at right-back with Cesa...