Chelsea vs Reading
Posted on | December 25, 2006 | No Comments
Jose Mourinho will be grinning away after the last two fixtures as Chelsea were very lucky to pick up 6 points after looking like they wouldn’t win any of those games. Last week they were very lucky against Wigan, with Arjen Robben’s very late goal from 20 yards got them the 3 points. Reading start the Christmas period versus Chelsea before they go to Old Trafford on the 30th. The match could become an explosive encounter after what happened to Petr Cech at Reading in the previous meeting the two teams had.
Chelsea will be without their captain John Terry for the this game too. He would have now missed 4 matches for the Champions and is certainly not likely to feature tomorrow. There are reports doing the rounds that Terry might well be out for a further 3 weeks which means he will miss over 7 more matches. Carlo Cudicini has failed to recover from a thigh injury, which means Hilario will keep his place in the starting line up. It will be interesting to see if Jose Mourinho plays Andriy Shevchenko or not. After the late goal by Robben away from home, he would feel he has done enough to guarantee himself a place in the team. Shaun Wright Phillips will still not make it to the all star Chelsea team. Kalou could well start on the right with Robben on the left along with Didier Drogba playing the lone striker.
We can expect Stephen Hunt to be jittery for this match especially since he has just come off an injury. Sonko who suffered a leg injury in the last match is expected to play against the Champions.
After two lucky matches, we should all expect Chelsea to respond in kind for their supporters. A good thumping win over the newly promoted Reading would be a good Christmas gift for all. An Asian Handicap bet on Chelsea ( -1.5, -2.0 ) at 1.875 is a decent bet. This could be a feisty match, and we could see a lot of cards come out. Over 3.5 cards in the match is at 2.20 which is a strong bet.
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