Fulham Preview: Only Buses Running in London
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By Since66
December 26 2011
Thanks to FAT Controller Bob and his green-coated neathandral henchmen there are no tubes in London today despite Boxing Day being one of the biggest sporting days in the calendar and of course not forgetting the shopaholics - its SALE time!! With no National Rail services because of the holidays, FAT Bob is letting the buses take the strain.
With the above in mind I am surprised that Chelsea Football Club have decided the game should go ahead.
I mean, after all, the suits at Corporate City sensibly decided to delay their home game for 24 hours.
Today's visit of Fulham will be Chelsea's 2nd London derby in four days, a difficult game as it is, has now been made more difficult after Fulham's midweek 5-0 home mauling by the Champions - The Cottagers will be looking to bounce back and bounce back quickly.
Team news is a little sparse but Chelsea are likely to welcome back Liability Luiz from his knee injury to partner 'One England Captain,' John Terry at the back because Ivanovic is struggling with a hamstring injury from Thursday nights game.
If neither makes it, Jose Bosingwa could continue as an emergency centre-half, as AvB has refuted the idea to play Alex to ease the back-four crisis.
Mikel is also a doubt after coming off on Thursday and Paulo Ferreira, if selected, will play in a face mask after fracturing his cheekbone in a last minute incident with Tottingham's Gareth Bale.
Ramires is serving a one-match ban after picking up his fifth yellow card at the Lane on Thursday, so Super Frank should start from the off and Josh McEachran could even feature, if Mikel fails to make it, before he goes off to Bolton on loan as part of the deal to bring Gary Cahill to The Bridge.
If today's game is as half as exciting as the 3-2 thriller on Boxing Day back in 2005, (remember Crespo's stunning late, late winner?) then today's travelling turmoil would have been worth it!!
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