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Drogba Starts, Remy Injured: QPR v Chelsea Live

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Didier Drogba start in the attack for Chelsea in the today’s English Premier League clash at QPR, after  Loic Remy picked up an injury.

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Remy, who has been in good game winning goalscoring form recently, was the man expected to continue lead the attack on Sunday, following the injury setback of leading goalscorer Diego Costa.

However, the French forward is suffering from a sore muscle after being kicked in training on Saturday, and Blue manager Jose Mourinho confirmed that he will miss the game.

“Loic Remy is injured,” Mourinho told Sky Sports ahead of the game. “He got a kick yesterday in training and the muscle is sore.

“We never cry or complain we just trust the people on the pitch and it’s Drogba on the pitch and we trust him. Today we forget Diego [Costa] and Remy.

“It’s a difficult match for us because we want to win against a team fighting for points to stay in the division. For them [QPR] it is difficult because they play against a very good team.”

Meanwhile, in midfield Brazilian Ramires comes into the starting lineup for his fellow countryman Oscar, who is among the substitutes, while Cesc Fabregas will be wearing a protective mask after he was hit by Charlie Adam in his team’s victory over Stoke last weekend.

Willian, Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Cesar Azpilicueta and Nemanja Matic all start as well.

In the meantime, there is one change to the QPR team that started the last game, as Karl Henry comes in for Niko Kranjcar in the midfield.

The coaching staff must have liked what they saw in midfield against Aston Villa, after Henry came on for Kranjcar during that midweek draw.

Leaders Chelsea, who are the favourites to win the EPL this season, are looking to move seven points clear of second place Arsenal at the top of the table standing.

QPR starting XI: Green, Isla, Hill, Onuoha, Caulker, Phillips, Sandro, Barton, Henry, Austin, Zamora. Subs: McCarthy, Traore, Dunne, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Grego-Cox, Comley

Chelsea starting XI: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Matic, Fabregas, Ramires, Willian, Hazard, Drogba. Subs: Cech, Zouma, Filipe Luis, Mikel, Oscar, Cuadrado, Brown

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Watch Arsene Wenger shove Jose Mourinho on the sideline

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Watch Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger involved in a touchline push around during the Chelsea and Arsenal Barclays Premier League game here at Stamford Bridge.

Both managers got into the sideline scuffle, following a foul made by Chelsea defender Gary Cahill on Alexis Sanchez.

Wenger did not like the tackle and it resulted in the touchline incident, which saw the Gunners boss moving forward to give Mourinho a clear shove after the Chelsea manager tried to defend his player with match officials.

The pair were separated and then warned and sent to their respective areas by referee Martin Atkinson that they will be sent to the stands if the incident happens again.

But although Mourinho went to his area, the heated verbal conversation continues, with both managers keeping the war of words going.

Chelsea leads the game 1-0 after Eden Hazard converted a penalty in the 27th minute.

The Belgian playmaker was tripped inside the penalty box by defender Laurent Koscielny, who stuck out a leg and left it hanging.

Chelsea was forced to make an early substitution when starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered a head injury and was replaced by Petr Cech.

Courtois has been taken to the hospital for precautionary check-ups.

Liverpool v Chelsea Live Coverage

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LIVERPOOL (Sporting Alert) — Manager Brendan Rodgers has named an unchanged Liverpool team for today’s crucial English Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea at Anfield.

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This means that fit-again striker Daniel Sturridge will start on the bench with Luis Suarez leading the attacking line by himself.

However, he will be supported well by Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling, with captain Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva and Joe Allen playing in the midfield.

Liverpool will be seeking their 12 successive Premier League victory.

In the meantime, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, despite claiming that he would play a weaken team to be ready for this week’s second leg Champions League clash, still named a useful team.

Petr Cech is out injured so Mark Schwarzer, as expected starts in goal, while Frank Lampard leads the team with John Terry out injured.

Czech 20-year-old defender Tomas Kalas makes his Premier League debut and will play alongside Branislav Ivanovic, with Gary Cahill on the bench.

Mohammad Salah and Nemanja Matic both start, so does Demba Ba.

Liverpool v Chelsea

Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Sakho, Flanagan, Lucas, Gerrard, Allen, Sterling, Suarez, Coutinho

Subs: Brad Jones, Toure, Agger, Alberto, Aspas, Sturridge, Cissokho

Chelsea: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Kalas, Cole, Mikel, Matic, Salah, Lampard, Schurrle, Ba

Subs: Torres, van Ginkel, Willian, Cahill, Ake, Hilario, Baker

Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup 4th Round Live! Chelsea v Stoke City

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — New transfer signing Nemanja Matic has been named in the starting line-up for Chelsea FC for today’s FA Cup 4th round clash with Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.

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Matic, who made his debut off the bench in the Premier League win over Manchester United last weekend, starts this time out and plans alongside Frank Lampard who also returns in the midfield.

Gary Cahill, David Luiz and Ashley Cole are all in the backline, while Samuel Eto’o, who netted a hat-trick in his last outing leads the front line again with Fernando Torres out.

Andre Schurrle also starts, with Willian, John Terry, Petr Cech and Ramires all on the bench.

For Stoke City, on loan Manchester City forward John Guidetti is on the bench, with Charlie Adam, Glenn Whelan and Oussama Assaidi.

Peter Crouch, Jon Walters, Stephen Ireland and Geoff Cameron and Ryan Shawcross all start for the visitors.

Chelsea v Stoke City

Chelsea: Schwarzer, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Lampard, Matic, Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle, Eto’o
Subs: Cech, Ramires, Mikel, Ba, Willian, Terry, Azpilicueta

Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Pieters, Wilson, Palacios, Nzonzi, Walters, Ireland, Arnautovic, Crouch
Subs: Muniesa, Whelan, Adam, Guidetti, Assaidi, Sorensen, Shotton

Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Hazard Returns: Watch Chelsea v West Brom Live

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Eden Hazard, as expected, returns to the starting line-up for Chelsea for today’s EPL fixture against West Bromwich at Stamford Bridge.

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The Belgian forward had been dropped by manager Jose Mourinho for the midweek 3-0 Champions League victory over Schalke for disciplinary reasons, after reportedly missing a team practice before the game.

Samuel Eto’o, who scored twice in that game keeps his place to lead the front line, with Fernando Torres out injured, while Willian, Oscar, Frank Lampard and Ramires all start as well.

John Terry and Gary Cahill continue to play in the heart of the defense, while Ashley Cole and David Luiz start on the bench, along with Juan Mata and Demba Ba.

Among the starters for West Brom are Stephane Sessegnon, Youssouf Mulumbu and Shane Long, but Saido Berahino is on the bench.

Chelsea v West Brom

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Lampard, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Eto’o. Subs: Schwarzer, Cole, Luiz, Mata, Mikel, De Bruyne, Ba.

West Brom: Myhill, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Mulumbu, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Brunt, Long. Subs: Popov, Morrison, Anichebe, Luke Daniels, Vydra, Dawson, Berahino.

Chelsea v Manchester City Live and Radio Coverage; Team News

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has handed defender Martin Demichelis a Premier League debut, while Ashley Cole returns for Chelsea in today’s English Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.

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Demichelis will play alongside Matija Nastasic at center-back, while Pablo Zabaleta and Gael Clichy start as well, as Pellegrini returns to a back four.

Samir Nasri starts in midfield, alongside David Silva and Yaya Toure, which means that only one striker will be played – that man is the on form Sergio Aguero, with Alvaro Negredo dropped to the bench.

In Chelsea team news, manager Jose Mourinho has recalled Cole, who is back from injury, while Gary Cahill partners John Terry in the heart of the defense.

Fernando Torres leads the attack with Oscar, Eden Hazard and Andre Schurrle all starting in support.

Samuel Eto’o, Juan Mata, David Luiz and Willian all start on the bench.

Chelsea v Manchester City

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard, Torres
Subs: Luiz, Mikel, Willian, Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Eto’o, Mata
Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Nastasic, Clichy, Javi Garcia, Fernandinho, Nasri, Toure, Silva, Aguero
Subs: Richards, Milner, Negredo, Dzeko, Kolarov, Jesus Navas, Pantilimon
Referee: Howard Webb

 

Juan Mata starts: Swindon v Chelsea Lineups, Live Scores, Updates

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SWINDON (Sporting Alert) — As expected Juan Mata starts for Chelsea in tonight’s Capital One Cup third round game with Swindon at County Ground.

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Mata has been struggling to get into the Jose Mourinho’s start team, but has been given the chance to prove himself tonight.

Also start is Fernando Torres, who has been given the nod up front, with David Luiz, another player left out completely over the weekend partnering Gary Cahill in the heart of the defense.

Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba are both on the bench, with the latter expected to play some part in tonight’s contest.

Petr Cech has been replaced in goal by Mark Schwarzer, while forward Willian also starts the game.

Right-back Cesar Azpilicueta and left-back Ryan Bertrand also get a runout, with the veteran Michael Essien starting in midfield and captaining the squad with John Terry on the bench.

Swindon v Chelsea Teams

Swindon: Foderingham, Nathan Thompson, Hall, Ward, McEveley, Kasim, Luongo, Pritchard, N’Guessan, Ajose, Ranger.
Subs: Louis Thompson, Storey, Barthram, Belford, Branco, El-Gabbas, Wood.

Chelsea: Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand, van Ginkel , Essien, De Bruyne, Mata, Willian, Torres.
Subs: Blackman, Terry, Ramires, Schurrle, Ba, Eto’o, Baker.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)

Watch Bayern Munich v Chelsea Live, Starting Team News

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Sporting Alert) — Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho handed Fernando Torres a starting place for tonight’s European Super Cup clash against Bayern Munich.

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Mourinho played without a recognized striker in Monday’s 0-0 tie with Manchester United in the English Premier League, but has decided on starting Spanish international upfront in this contest.

There was no place though for Demba Ba, who is not in the match squad at all, while Juan Mata continues to start on the bench.

Brazilian David Luiz returns to the starting lineup after missing the opening fixtures with a hamstring problem and he partners Gary Cahill in the heart of the defense, with John Terry on the bench.

Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, Eden Hazard and Andre Schurrle all start as well.

Meanwhile, for Champions League holders Bayern Munich, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger failed to recover fully from an ankle injury and will not feature.

However, newly crowned European Player of the Year Franck Ribery, Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos feature in the starting setup for Pep Guardiola’s side.

Bayern Munich v Chelsea

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Alaba, Lahm, Robben, Muller, Kroos, Ribery, Mandzukic.
Subs: Starke, Van Buyten, Javi Martinez, Shaqiri, Pizarro, Gotze, Contento.

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard, Torres.
Subs: Schwarzer, Essien, Mata, Mikel, Lukaku, Terry, Azpilicueta.

Watch Chelsea v Hull City Live Stream on NBC Sports, Live Score Updates

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LONDON (Sporting Alert) — Jose Mourinho has handed a starting position to Kevin De Bruyne, who makes his English Premier League debut for Chelsea in today’s clash with Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

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De Bruyne has been very impressive in preseason and Mourinho, returning to the EPL after almost six-years, has decided to reward the young and talented Belgian winger with a starting place in his opener.

Fernando Torres has won the battle of the strikers and he gets the starting place to lead the attack, with Eden Hazard, Oscar, Ramirez and Frank Lampard also starting as well.

Romelu Lukaku will feel a little unlucky to be sitting on the bench, but is expected to play some part for Chelsea today with Demba Ba also a substitute.  Marco van Ginkel, Andre Schurrle, and Juan Mata are all on the bench as well.

Leading defender and captain John Terry leads a backline that also includes Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole and Branislav Ivanovic.

Meanwhile, visiting manager Steve Bruce has handed debuts to four players, as goalkeeper Allan McGregor, Danny Graham, Yannick Sagbo and Maynor Figueroa all start.

Fellow newcomers Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore start this game on the bench.

Chelsea v Hull City

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole; Ramirez, Lampard; De Bruyne, Oscar, Hazard; Torres.
Subs: Schwarzer, Essien, Van Ginkel, Schurrle, Mata, Ba, Lukaku.

Hull City: McGregor, Figueroa, Elmohamady, Chester, Davies, Meyler, Koren, Brady, Aluko, Sagbo, Graham.
Subs: Harper, Rosenior, McShane, Livermore, Huddlestone, Boyd, Bruce.

Referee: Jon Moss

BREAKING: Wayne Rooney starts for England v Scotland Live

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LONDON, England (Sporting Alert) — Wayne Rooney starts tonight for England in their international friendly football game against Scotland at Wembley Stadium.

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The Manchester United forward has been involved all summer because of injuries, but England manager Roy Hodgson and captain Steven Gerrard says the forward looks sharp in training and is ready to go.

Also starting in the forward line is Rooney’s United teammate Danny Welbeck, with Tom Cleverley, Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott playing in midfield with Gerrard.

Joe Hart starts in goal, with Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill playing at center-back. Kyle Walker and Leighton Baines play as the fullbacks, as the manager make five changes from his England team that played to a 2-2 draw in Brazil in the last outing.

Phil Jones, Frank Lampard, Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole James Milner, Rickie Lambert and Wilfred Zaha are all on the bench.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick pulled out of the squad because of an eye infection.

Scotland boss Gordan Strachan, in the meantime, has kept faith with the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Shaun Maloney and James Morrison, with captain Scott Brown retiring. James Forrest and Kenny Miller start as well.

England: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines; Walcott, Gerrard, Wilshere, Cleverley; Welbeck, Rooney.
Subs: Foster, Ruddy, Johnson, A Cole, Jones, Smalling, Milner, Lampard, Defoe, Lambert, Chamberlain, Zaha.

Scotland: McGregor, Hutton, Hanley, Martin, Whittaker, Snodgrass, Brown (c), Morrison, Forrest, Maloney, Miller.