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Sun 13 August | 1500 BST

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire)

Liverpool will not be tempted to risk striker Robbie Fowler (knee injury) or defender Fabio Aurelio (calf).

Peter Crouch will come into contention for a starting role after being rested to the bench for the Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa.

For Chelsea, Joe Cole and Petr Cech are injured, Claude Makelele gets extra time to recover from the World Cup.

William Gallas is back after failing to link up for the pre-season tour of the USA, but will not feature on Sunday.

[9 to 5]

Anyone got any bets on this game? I have Alonso to score in 90 minutes at 8/1, so I hope Liverpool score at least. >_>

[Guest muddatrucker]

I bet that I'd be a 7.2 on the shitcter scale.

[Darloboy]

It's got 'boring' written all over it.

[TMM]

It's got 'boring' written all over it.

Of course it does, Chelsea are playing. Although maybe Ballack and Shevy could bring some much needed entertainment to their team.

[fineintent]

Chelsea are actually interesting, pragmatic but interesting. Even if they play one striker, they usually play the likes of Lampard, Robben and Cole in the same team who know how to attack. Liverpool are largely dull though, especially with one up front - they keep possession and do nothing with it.

Chelsea to shade it, despite Jose's claims over fitness. No one cares anyway.

[TMM]

Chelsea are actually interesting, pragmatic but interesting. Even if they play one striker, they usually play the likes of Lampard, Robben and Cole in the same team who know how to attack. Liverpool are largely dull though, especially with one up front - they keep possession and do nothing with it.

Chelsea to shade it, despite Jose's claims over fitness. No one cares anyway.

Personally I just find Chelsea to be a really boring team, and considering the players they have, they really shouldn't be.

I was told about how they were so dull attendances at Stamford Bridge would drop quite a bit at half-time because kids would cry and want to go home.

[MDK]

Well, at least it isnt Man U vs Arsenal again.

I will be using this to judge some players in my dreamteam.

[Dan]

My mate won tickets

Bastard.

[fineintent]

Chelsea are actually interesting, pragmatic but interesting. Even if they play one striker, they usually play the likes of Lampard, Robben and Cole in the same team who know how to attack. Liverpool are largely dull though, especially with one up front - they keep possession and do nothing with it.

Chelsea to shade it, despite Jose's claims over fitness. No one cares anyway.

Personally I just find Chelsea to be a really boring team, and considering the players they have, they really shouldn't be.

I was told about how they were so dull attendances at Stamford Bridge would drop quite a bit at half-time because kids would cry and want to go home.

[TMM]

Chelsea are actually interesting, pragmatic but interesting. Even if they play one striker, they usually play the likes of Lampard, Robben and Cole in the same team who know how to attack. Liverpool are largely dull though, especially with one up front - they keep possession and do nothing with it.

Chelsea to shade it, despite Jose's claims over fitness. No one cares anyway.

Personally I just find Chelsea to be a really boring team, and considering the players they have, they really shouldn't be.

I was told about how they were so dull attendances at Stamford Bridge would drop quite a bit at half-time because kids would cry and want to go home.

I don't understand it at all, they grind out 1-0's (like all good League winning teams should do) but they can be a joy to watch. They're concise, pragmatic and deadly on the counter attack. Perhaps it's because I like watching a team where everyone knows exactly what they're doing. It isn't "pure" football in the Arsenal sense, but I still enjoy it for whatever reason.

Every now and again they can be really really entertaining, but those odd times are few and far between. They seem to be doing the old "boring boring Arsenal" phase. I don't know why, but honestly they are the least entertaining top team I think we've had England for the past couple of years.

[therockbox]

Liverpool side:

Reina

Riise

Agger

Carragher

Finnan

Gonzalez

Zenden

Sissoko

Pennant

Garcia

Crouch

Glad to see Pennant get another chance, and hopefully with him and Gonzalez we can tear them up down the wings.

[9 to 5]

My bet is looking wonderfully shit now.

[therockbox]

Bloody hell, how empty is the stadium?

[therockbox]

Riise you beauty.

[atoned]

Well, at least it isnt Man U vs Arsenal again.

[9 to 5]

Shev.

[therockbox]

How funny, the one thing they've done all half is a long ball over the top and it brings it level.

Andy Gray's a twat as well, "oh they've been about the same." Fuck off, we controlled that half right up until the goal, and would've been 2-0 if Garcia didn't get in Crouch's way.

[fineintent]

I wouldn't call it a long ball, it was a long pass - there's a difference.

[TMM]

Chelsea were just being outplayed left, right and centre throughout the entire first half. They had two moments, and one of them was a goal. A good goal mind you, but still. At least Chelsea have come out and are trying to play now.