Wonder what the greats like Kerry Dixon and the late, great, The King of Stamford Bridge Peter Osgood make of it? A defender wearing a centre-forward's shirt!!

I mean Michael Mancienne recently inducted into the first team squad and was on the bench against City last Sunday has No.44, so why can't Khalid have No.45 or No.43?

Anyway thats another matter. It's this evening that we should be concentrating on. Last season when Chelsea went to the Riverside I admit I was rather blaise about the result and the outcome a certain win for the Blues, but the 'Boro to their credit upset the apple cart and stormed off to a 3-0 win.

I am not a believer in the expression 'Once bitten twice shy,' although the old lightning one tends to strike a cord, gettit!!! But with 'Boro in transition under Gareth Southgate and only having made one signing this Summer, in Julio Arca, who apparently was rubbish in their defeat against Reading on Saturday after being 2-0 up then losing 3-2, Chelsea really should be too good for the Riverside men.

Incidently, Arca is out of tonight's game with a broken bone in his foot. Might explain why he was rubbish last weekend LOL LOL!!

Stewart Downing is 'Boro's dangerman, no doubt. Keep him quiet and the result is in the bag.

If Michael Ballack is fit then I think Shaunie will be sacrificed to keep Essien in the team as Jose said at the weekend that Essien will play tonight, so with that here is the Chelsea probable line-up.

Cudicini, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry (c), Bridge, Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Robben, Shevchenko, Drogba.

I know I have opened up a 'can of worms,' but the message board could do with some real serious action LOL LOL !!

Talking of the message board, there will be LIVE updates from 7pm including team news, scores and scorers.

COME ON CHELSEA!

41 YEARS A BLUE

UPDATE 19:15PM: CHELSEA TEAM

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