Blackburn vs Chelsea

23/12- The anxious Blackburn would be ready to host a depleted Chelsea side on super Sunday as the teams fight out in their last match before Christmas. Blackburn were buried last week by the Wigan team as they were crushed to a humiliating 5-3 away loss. On the other hand Chelsea faced a similar fortune when they faced defeat at the hands of the league leaders at the Emirates stadium, though the margin was 1-0. Another breaking news for the blues would be the exclusion of John Terry due to injury, Chelsea were already without star striker Drogba and the likes of Ballack, their defense also looks incomplete without Carvalho and this latest exclusion from the mid field could seriously affect their chances.

Blackburn have some reasons to worry as well, their home record this season has not been impressive at all and they have lost 2 out of the last three matches played at home and Chelsea would be eager to gain some points after their last week’s defeat. Another problem for the Rovers could be Chelsea’s away form which has been as good as their form at home and the team has won more than 50% of their matches away from home, that is, they have won 5 of the 9 matches played away from home. Blackburn would be hoping that their inform strikers Santa Cruz and McCarthy would be able to get them an early lead with the crowd behind them. They also do not have any major injury worries and would have the entire squad available for selection, which could be a blessing for the team.

Chelsea on the other hand would be looking at consolidating their 3rd spot on the points table. The main focus would be on Lampard and Joe Cole and the way they are able to combine to get some points for Chelsea. Arsenal have already registered a win this week and have moved 9 points clear of Chelsea in order to keep their championship dream alive a win looks to be very important for Murinho’s side.

Prediction: 0-1, Chelsea win