FA Cup

[Ted]

Could boil down to who wants it the most.....

Chel marginal favs, but don't think it means
anything, when the whistle blows.

Will be trading with 'Pool.........

Penalty shoot out would be a great crack !
about 12.5 both teams

any views ?

[Firkinelle]

Think it will be tight, I've gone for a penalty shoot out too

[doubleback]

I dunno ... I'm just gonna enjoy the game, at least it's on late this year so no racing is missed!

I'm going for Chelsea (sportsman's bet only), being a London side and all that - soon to be a South London side and my local team, if they buy Battersea Power Station ...

[Emkayracing]

Have to stay loyal to my Blue boys

Some stats and facts on the match;

Chelsea have only lost one of their last 33 FA Cup matches (excluding penalty shootout defeats).

That one defeat, 0-1 against Barnsley in March 2008, is also the only time the Blues have failed to score in their last 39 FA Cup games (100 goals in total).

On all three occasions Liverpool had beaten Everton in an FA Cup semi-final before this season, the Reds went on to lose the final.

There has never been a draw in the nine previous FA Cup meetings between these teams, with Chelsea holding a narrow (5-4) advantage in the head to head record.

This FA Cup fixture has seen an average of 3.8 goals over the nine previous encounters.

The Blues have won five of their last six FA Cup final appearances, keeping a clean sheet in four of these victories.

Conversely, Liverpool have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight FA Cup final appearances (2-0 v Sunderland in 1992).

Only once in their last 29 FA Cup games have Chelsea conceded more than once in a game, keeping 12 clean sheets in this period.

The Bets

Chelsea 2-0 @ 14.0

Chelsea 2-1 @ 12.0

Chelsea 3-1 @ 27.0

Man Of The Match Ramires @ 16/1 (Chandler, Ladbrokes)

Be lucky

[Ted]

Em K

Sir Lancelot jousting for gold at Camelot today?

[Emkayracing]

Originally Posted by Ted

Em K

Sir Lancelot jousting for gold at Camelot today?

A watching brief is advised on that ground!

I like the French pair of Hermival & French Fifteen myself, but it cannot be a betting race because there are far too many question marks.

Eton Rifles (3.45) looks like the bet / trade of the day for me.

But come on, this thread is about how many Chelsea are going to put past Reina!

[Emkayracing]

Liverpool: Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Martin Skrtel , Dan Agger, Jose Enrique, Jay Spearing, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Craig Bellamy, Luis Suarez.

Subs: Alexander Doni, Martin Kelly, Jamie Carragher, Jonjo Shelvey, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez, Andy Carroll.

Chelsea: Petr Cech, Jose Bosingwa, Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, Ramires, Juan Mata, Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba.

Subs: Ross Turnbull, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Raul Meireles, Florent Malouda, Daniel Sturridge, Fernando Torres .

[custard]

Chelsea 4 Liverpool 0

Lampard, Torres to score.

[Ted]

Couldn't tell if ball was over, or not....
Might have done us out of penalty shootout....

'Pool light of 3 class players, if serious about
top 4 spot, next eason

[doubleback]

Chelsea had to win ... or it would have been a FAC UP ...