A Saturday Morning London Derby
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Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Lakenheath Old Boys
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The big news out of the Bridge this morning is the John Terry has been dropped for Curt Zouma and that Ivanovic has been not only retained in the side but made captain for the day.
Here is the team news:
Chelsea
Begovic; Ivanovic (c), Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Pedro, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. Subs: Blackman, Terry, Mikel, Ramires, Loftus-Cheek, Falcao, Remy.
Arsenal
Cech; Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez; Walcott. Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Chambers, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud.
Teams in the tunnel preparing to come out. Should be quite a reception.
So - the handshake that everyone was waiting for has happened. Let's now get on with the football.
Arsenal pressing early doors. And Ramsey has earned a corner.
Chelsea break away through Costa who goes to ground under some pressure from Coquelin. No contact, really, but the Spanish striker wants a yellow.
Both sides going with merely one player up front - it's a sign of the times, I suppose (sigh)....
Oh - Theo was around Begovic there but ran out of space. He's been the danger man running on to long ball early doors.
All eyes on Branislav Ivanovic who's had a rubbish first few weeks of the season. He was winded there but is able to continue.
Fab tries a pop from distance but Cech was behind it all the way.
Arsenal looking very neat outside the box but can’t really fashion a shooting chance. Just like old times.
For some reason, the audio track on NBC Sports Network is slightly ahead of the action.
For some reason, the audio track on NBC Sports Network is slightly ahead of the action.
Theo was running at Cahill and Zouma got back well to help his partner.
Alexis worked his way inside into a shooting chance but scuffed it badly.
Theo's been caught offside a couple of times early on; he's got to be checking his line.
Arsenal had difficulty clearing their lines there and Chelski have a corner.
Coq au Vin went down awkwardly and it looks as if he'll have to come off. Ateta to replace him - not good for the Arsenal.
In the Championship, Boro are 1-2 up at Forest at half-time.
Mike Dean is having a chat with Ivanovic after that dive in on Alexis. He's on his last warning.
I don't know about this three man commentary team we've got this morning. Graeme Le Saux and Lee Dixon keep on tripping over each other for space. Do we really need an ex-pro from either side?
Santi Cazorla picks up the first yellow card for a hack on Pedro, his fellow countrymen. And he gets serenaded by the away fans for his efforts.
Oh - Pedro was in there from the long ball by Fab. Fortunately for Arsenal, Cech smothered it.
Gabriel did brilliantly there to just shepherd Hazard over the line at out of trouble when he was running at him.
Chelski just starting to run the match. Another effort for Pedro, who finds some room about 25 yards from goal but he slices it rather and the ball sails wide.
Oh dear - things have kicked off here between Diego Costa and Koz. Costa definitely swung out at Koz and then pushed him over. He should get a red for that.
In the end it's yellows all round for Costa and Gabriel. That could really set things off. Now Chelski players are complaining that Gabriel has trod on Costa's toes as he walked away.
And he's off!!!!
Costa punked Gabriel into that one. Silly boy. And Arsenal are down to ten men. Lee Dixon is suggesting that he get off the pitch and down the tunnel and have a cup of tea. Arsene is disgusted by all of it.
Well, that livened things up just when the match was drifting toward half-time. And there is the whistle. That really has changed things for the second half. But for now - 0-0.
We're back on for the second half at the Bridge. Calum Chambers has come on for Coq au Vin. Presumably he'll play in the back four and someone like Ramsey will drop deeper.
The away fans are making things known that a certain Brazilian-born Chelski striker is a "See You Next Tuesday."
Big cheer from the crowd as Diego Costa, the cartoon villain now, is brought down by Ramsey.
GOAL! Zouma puts Chelski into the lead!
Zouma ghosted by Koz and rose to nod home from the Fabregas free kick. Simple, really.
Oh - great save by Cech from a stinging drive by Hazard.
Come on, you Gunners - get it back!
Oh - Alexis was in there but he fluffed his lines. Shame.
Koscielny is lucky to get away with a foul on Fabregas on the edge of the Arsenal box, then he is the victim of a similar foul that Oscar is fortunate to escape censure for.
Arsenal living dangerously, now. Hazard shot just narrowly wide.
Go on, Theo!
Oscar trooping off to be replaced by Ramires - no surprise there. Little Joe is trying to wrap things up here.
Chambers into the book, reaching through Fab.
Costa falls over the box - bollocks. Should get a yellow card.
Mesut Ozil has been anonymous today - he's replaced by Olivier Giroud.
And The Ox is on for Alexis. That's an odd one. Come on!
Theo wins a corner for the Arse. This one has to count. Decent ball in but Zouma handles it well.
Unbelievable! Cazorla is off for a second red!
Mike Reid has made a complete farce of this match.
Arsenal are down to nine men - incredible. Hard to see them coming back now. Arsene will certainly have some words about all of this now.
There was another flare-up out wide left involving Diego Costa.
Mourinho wisely pulls Diego Costa off now.
Loic Remy to replace the Spanish bad boy.
Come on, you Gunners - still got five minutes and stoppage time left.
Kos trips up Fab on the edge of the box. Chelski free kick with Matic over it.
Hazard takes and it flicks off the wall and out for a corner.
Chelski merely knocking it about to run down the clock now.
Good morning Mate. My apologies for the absence, but Elizabeth and I were out late checking out some local pubs.
GOAL! Hazard's shot is deflected off Chambers into the goal. Game over.
No worries, mate - I hope you had a good Friday night out. Gooner and Simon will not be pleased with this match.
GOAL !!! 2-0 CHELSKI AS THEY ARE TWO GOALS UP AND TWO MEN UP. AN OG BY CHAMBERS!
They will be cursing for sure. How did the Gunners shoot themselves in the foot by getting two players sent off?
That is a real Hazard for sure.
I'm sure that there will be no handshakes at the end of the match
Ivanovic has a shot deflected for a corner and that should do it.
That's it as Chelsea defeat the nine men 2-0. Jose is the Happy One and Arsene storms down the tunnel.
Full-time - A dramatic afternoon in London. Chelski have run out winners and Jose has punked Arsene once again.
This may well be the turning point in Chelski's season, getting them back on track.
I understand Peter Gabriel being sent off, but why not Diego Costa, who was hitting the same sour notes?
Middlesbrough ran out as 1-2 winners at Forest
I agree, mate - he pushed Gabriel over with real violence. Should have been a straight red.
That was predictable for Boro - they're a decent side.
Arsene is busy throwing Mike Dean under the bus - and rightly so. I agree that Costa should have been off.
We're about to get underway at the Liberty Stadium - Swansea get us going against Everton.
Now on NBCSN it's the Swans vs the Toffees as they're off from the Liberty
I agree with Arsene. Mike Dean should be suspended or demoted for a gross mishandling of the situation.
The two mangers, Roberto and Garry Monk were former Swansea teammates and share similar philosophies. A return to the Liberty for Roberto
Crewe take the lead away to the Shrews, early doors.
The first goal of the day has been scored Preston’s Daniel Johnson at Brentford after 33 seconds ... followed quickly by Crewe’s Adam King at Shrewsbury in League One. 0-1 in both.
A nasty collision between Jags and Andy Pele as the Toffees couldn't clear their lines.
Followed by the Cherries taking an early lead vs the Black Cats. to the dismay of Fred.
A clash of heads here at the Liberty has Jags and a Swansea player on the floor getting treatment.
What on earth is going on with Fred's lads?
Callum Wilson with the goal for the Cherries as he's looking to become this season's Austin Powers.
Bolton take the lead at Hudders
Fred is asleep , surely dreaming about a trip to ER! His team is looking up the table at the rest of the Prem!
Barnsley take the lead at the hapless Tangerines while the Gils take the lead at Colchester.
Fawlty Towers takes the lead vs Bromley
The Cherries have taken a 2-0 lead through what sounds like a spectacular volley by Matt Ritchie.
The Cherries go two up while it's more Geordie misery as Watford take the lead at SJP.
Watford have taken an early lead at woeful Newcastle. A third goal for them from Ighalo.
Igahalo, who scored the winner for Watford vs the Swans last week, scored the goal at SJP
I thought this one would have all the fireworks but it seems as usual as if all the scoring is happening elsewhere.
Ashley Williams fouls Naismith just outside the D. Could have been a booking.
Ross Barkley is standing over this free kick now.
No - it's The Chunk and it's deflected out.
Typically, yes, unless we see a goal from the set piece. No. It deflected off the wall for a corner , taking a Chunk out of a player
williams clears from Barkley for a corner.
The Reading RR takes the lead at Bristol City as Jags heads over the corner from Barkley
Stevenage take the lead at Barnet in a local derby.
Gomis forces a comfortable save from Timmy, who tried the spectacular off a cross from Kyle Naughton.
Bromley have come from behind to take a 1-2 lead at Fawlty Towers
Bojan has scored for Stoke with what's described as a lovely finish after a run from Arnautovic.
Gomis shoots wide with just Timmy to beat thanks to a poor back header from Coleman Expired mustard
Not a Big Club have taken the lead against Fulham.
Andy Pele wins a corner for the Swans
The Toffees break despite Timmy flapping at the corner, but Naismith failed to make a good connection at the other end,
Reading go two up at Bristol City
Stoke are 2-0 up over Leicester - Mark Walters with the second goal.
Stoke go two up vs the Foxes.
John Stones has gone down in a heap now under the challenge from Ashley Willams.
The Toffees are unhappy as Stones was corked by that challenge.
That could have been a booking. Mike Dean may have given red.
Colchester tie it up vs the Gils.
Indeed - did Stones play act in order to get out of the ref's book?
Montejo fails to win a corner off of Stones.
Could be. it's easy to con the Prem refs.
QPR lead at Hull and it is, of course, Charlie Austin snaffling one up.
Naughty by Fernandez in Galloway.
The Chunk takes a nibble as he diverts a shot from Naismith straight to Flappy.
Watford are 0-2 up! Ighalo again! Fed by Troy Deeney, the striker rounds Krul and rolls in his fourth of the season! St James’ Park is apoplectic...
Ighalo is now level at the top of the goalscorers charts.
Surely, QPR will be forced to sell Charlie Austin ,if they fail to win promotion
WOW! I missed that.Donny take the lead vs Oldham and Colchester now lead the Gils 2-1.
Did anyone pick him for GBB. That's like picking Rochdale to win the Prem.
Uh...no. I don't think anyone knew him before now.
Way hay! Chris Woods has fired a penalty home for us to put Leeds 0-1 up at the Evil Dons!
And Jamie O'Hara has equalized for Fulham against Not a Big Club - not a bad minute there.
Bromley now 1-3 up at Fawlty Towers while it's more Geordie misery Welling now lead 1-2 at Gateshead
Not at all. The Bad Guys are being put in their place.
Congratulations on proving that a penalty must be paid for being evil
I'd take a 0-1 win right about now - blow up, ref!
Oldham tie it up at Donny while JFH's lads take the lead at Swindon. Like Fred, JFH could be making a trip to ER next season.
Your team is ready to leave the House of Horrors?
We currently have had four two nillers and two nil nillers, if you include the early match.
Northants go two up at Morecambe and None Too Wise.
Saido Berahino has put WBA 0-1 up at Villa in the Brummie Derby.
Accrington Stanley go two up vs Exeter
Our old boy Tom Lees has put Not a Big Club back in the lead against Fulham.
David Marshall, Cardiff’s goalkeeper, has been sent off at Rotherham, penalty there...
Abe Lincoln go two up at Kidderminster
Sorry mate, but they're the Fake Cottagers.
Villa could be a possible opponent at ER next season.
Brucie's lads tie it up vs QPR in a battle of teams relegated from the Prem
This is the only scoreless Prem match as it is in the Bernabeu vs lowly Camp Granada,
Four minutes of stoppage time.
The ref has just uncorked a yellow card from his pocket
Southend take the lead at the Evil Lions
Wigan sing their way into the lead vs Fleetwood Mac.
Wycombe Wanderers take the lead at the Orient Express.
WAY HAY!!! Leeds go two up at the Fake Dons!
Ighalo has his hat-trick and is now top of the GBB table.
He wonders if he can play Newcastle every weekend.
Charlie Taylor with the goal.
My apologies - it was a big chance for Ighalo but Krul saved it. He'll have to wait until the second half.
Rotherham take the lead vs Evil Cardiff. It's 0-0 at the half at the Liberty
Way hay - we're on our way to a second win!
Congrats on being two up at the Bad Guys.
The second half is underway from the Liberty
Back underway in the second half at the Liberty and elsewhere in the UK.
Blackburn have taken the lead vs Charlton as they attempt to move out of the drop zone.
Ten man Cardiff tie it up at Rotherham
Bayern are three up Darmstadt. What a shocker!
Penalty to Leicester at the Britannia!
Arnautovic brought down Drinkwater....
Mahrez buries the penalty to go to five goals and the top of the GBB list. 2-1 Stoke there.
Real being held 0-0 by Granada in the second half. That is a surprise.
Darmstadt are in the Bundesliga?!
Another comeback for the Foxes like the one in the match you missed?
Real are clearly under the spell of the Alhambra there.
Could well be - they're tough to beat these days.
So what were you and Elizabeth celebrating last night?
Yes. That is a tiny Bundelsliga club. This match must be a dream for them and their fans.
Oh - Galloway did so well there and just missed the far corner.
No. We just wanted to get out of the house . Elizabeth spotted one of the bars across the street from one of the supermarkets where we shop. She heard their music and wanted to give it a try
He looked more like Brendan Galloway there.
Wolves have had Conor Coady sent off against Brighton. Still 0-0. Southend lead 2-0 at Millwall, it’s Adam Barrett.
Fred is napping because he can't bear to watch the sight of his team's horrible away kit. which is worse? The kit or their performance?
Sounds like a nice night out. We had dinner at Applebees on a gift card from one of our students and then a shopping trip to Walmart.
I haven't seen their kit - what channel are they on?
Chris Hughton's Seagulls are soaring surprisingly high.
Not a Big Club are now 3-1 up - bugger!
I saw it on the halftime highlights. ALL Lime Green. enough to blind my poor Freddy.
With Arsenal having lost and Leicester losing, this could well be a big weekend for you lot. Second place?
Sounds 'horrible.
Sorry mate, but the Fake Cottagers are not in the class of my mates from the Real Cottage!
Agreed - Brighton and Boro seem a level ahead of everyone else in the Championship.
If you win at the Fake Dons then a bit of the Kiwi should be part of the celebration thanks to the penalty scored by the Kiwi
Coventry smoke their way to the lead vs Chesterfield while the Tangerines tie it up vs Barnsley
Barry booked for a tug just outside the box. The free kick from Siggy goes into the side netting , but Timmy seemed to have it covered.
Walsall take the lead at the Posh while Wigan singingly go two up vs Fleetwood.
Ashley Williams clears off the line from the Chunk
Northants are three up at Morecambe and None Too Wise while Carlisle are two up at Dick York.
Fawlty Towers pull it back to 2-3 vs Bromley
How are Everton not leading at Swansea by now? Now a Barkley shot is deflected across goal and, after two bites of the cherry, Lukaku has a scuffed effort cleared off the line by Williams. So many chances for the visitors here.
Ki is on for Siggy, hoping to unlock the Toffees defense.
Siggy is off and the Korean lad Ki is on.
Oh - Montero ripped a shot at goal but Timmy was able to tip over.
Well, well, well - Janmaat has got one back. Is this the start of a comeback for the Wally's men?
I thought this had been a fairly uneventful match
Fleetwood Mac pull one back at the DW. The wigan fans were playing the likes of United and Arsenal a few years ago, but now it's Fleetwood MAc
Accrington Stanley now four up vs Exeter
Luton take the lead vs Jayne Mansfield. All too familiar for Jayne, who knows about being in Bedfordshire.
Delafeu is on for Kone.
Yes - but I think Everton should be at least 0-1 up. Kone off and Delafeyou on.
Janmaat almost equalises! The right-back seems to be his team’s biggest goal threat and he unleashes a left-footer from 20 yards that Gomes parries wide.
Desmond is watching a local derby between Barnet and Stevenage,
Probably so. The Toffees have had the slight edge.
Hudders now lead the Trotters 2-1.
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