Friday, October 22, 2010

PRE-MATCH BRIEFING: CHELSEA V WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS





Nicolas Anelka in Action


After trips to the West Midlands and distant Eastern Europe it is back to the Bridge for the Blues. Club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton pan for old gold-related facts and figures.

TALKING POINTS
After hitting the woodwork twice at Villa Park, it was unfortunate not to come away with all three points and cement our lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League. However, it was one point more than was gathered from the same stadium last season, and the injury list that mitigated the draw is now shortening.
Almost unnoticed, José Bosingwa returned after a year out and looked sharp, adding to Carlo Ancelotti's defensive options. Salomon Kalou resumed his excellent pre-injury form in Moscow during a hugely impressive win.
Equally, Yury Zhirkov's confidence will have been boosted by his performance on Spartak's plastic pitch. There was nothing artificial about the wonder strike that opened the scoring on Tuesday, his first notch for the club.
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