Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho faces a race to be fit in time for their crucial game against Bolton on Sunday.
Carvalho limped out of their victory over Newcastle on Monday afternoon after twice falling heavily on his back.
The Portuguese international underwent intensive treatment on the injury and is desperate to be fit in time to face Wanderers at Stamford Bridge.
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Chelsea know that a result which betters Manchester United's on the final day of the season will earn them the title.
Carvalho has become a vital member of the side and has not been on the losing side in the last 42 league games he has played in.
It is a run that stretches back to Chelsea's away defeat at Tottenham in November 2006.
Striker Salomon Kalou is also struggling with an ankle injury but he should be fit in time.
Meanwhile, England left-back Ashley Cole, rested for their win over Newcastle on Monday, believes Bolton will not make it easy for them.
"Bolton will be coming to the Bridge wanting to win whether they are safe or not, we'll be so focused and determined to beat them," said Cole.
"We have a lot of big players with big hearts and everyone wants to win. We have to win because it would be a killer if Manchester United got a draw and we didn't get a result."
lPORTSMOUTH boss Harry Redknapp is unlikely to risk David James in Sunday's final Premiership game against survival-chasing Fulham.
James has been cleared to play in the FA Cup Final on Saturday week after scans allayed fears over the calf problem that has kept him out of the last two league games.
But Redknapp is expected to take no chances in a game that means little to Pompey but could have a major bearing on the relegation issue with Fulham, currently fourth bottom, knowing a win would see them safe. The outcome of the Fratton Park clash could also have an impact on Wanderers in the unlikely event that their result at Chelsea and Reading's final game at Derby go so horribly wrong that Steve Coppell's Royals breach the current gap of 11 in their respective goal differences.
Carvalho is one dirty player who jumps for the ball with his elbow raised everytime just like John Terry.
But they play for Chelsea and get away with it week in week out.
Neither will relish a battle with Kevin Davies .
Come on Kev give them a taste of their own medicine.
Carvalho is one dirty player who jumps for the ball with his elbow raised everytime just like John Terry.
But they play for Chelsea and get away with it week in week out.
Neither will relish a battle with Kevin Davies .
Come on Kev give them a taste of their own medicine.
Who told Ashley Cole we will be"coming to the Bridge wanting to win"??
According to Kevin Davies on Monday we will be "sticking 10 men behind the ball".!!
Who told Ashley Cole we will be"coming to the Bridge wanting to win"??
According to Kevin Davies on Monday we will be "sticking 10 men behind the ball".!!
Posted by: matty_c, Bolton on 10:52pm Wed 7 May 08
anelka cant play due to the fact we loaned him to chelski before they signed him permanantly afew days later its similar to the defoe to portsmoth deal
anelka cant play due to the fact we loaned him to chelski before they signed him permanantly afew days later its similar to the defoe to portsmoth deal
Posted by: bwfc_1210, egerton on 10:53pm Wed 7 May 08
[quote][bold]joannebk[/bold] wrote:
You just know that St Nic will come on and score, although rumour has it he's injured. Anyone know any more?[/quote] He's not allowed to play.
joannebk wrote:
You just know that St Nic will come on and score, although rumour has it he's injured. Anyone know any more?
Posted by: truss, tyldesley on 11:16pm Wed 7 May 08
Diouff goes then we have no class, no creation and no hope. We just have another season of total long ball crap and gravy train cash spin off if the club are lucky, for those in a position to grab the Murdoch cash. This is lower Premiership reality for we season ticcket holders. Megson OUT!
Diouff goes then we have no class, no creation and no hope. We just have another season of total long ball crap and gravy train cash spin off if the club are lucky, for those in a position to grab the Murdoch cash. This is lower Premiership reality for we season ticcket holders. Megson OUT!
Posted by: CAHILL4ENGLAND, Bolton on 11:28pm Wed 7 May 08
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.
Posted by: trottersforever, bolton on 11:45pm Wed 7 May 08
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???
Posted by: Gatecrasher, Canada on 6:45am Thu 8 May 08
Agree Carvalho makes some boarderline & dirty challenges and is one to watch.
I think the most realistic tactics in this game is to keep the defence tight keep as many Chelsea balls out of our half and the net.
That will take the mathematical equation out of it.
A win or draw is highly unlikley. but would be a great result!
Agree Carvalho makes some boarderline & dirty challenges and is one to watch.
I think the most realistic tactics in this game is to keep the defence tight keep as many Chelsea balls out of our half and the net.
That will take the mathematical equation out of it.
A win or draw is highly unlikley. but would be a great result!
Posted by: trotters1964, preston on 7:44am Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]trottersforever[/bold] wrote:
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???[/quote] easy journalism its were the bn get there news from 'neverland' to be honest diouf was at the junior whites and has made his mind up which he reiterated there, he says its because he wants a new challenge, to be honest it might be true, fair do's he's fronted up and not hidden like some, but he forgets he's contracted, throwing more money at diouf wont work, outstanding signings might make him change his mind, so i think its goodbye to dioufy, his flare and talent will be sorely missed, the matches are usually duller and predictable without him, contain less goals and points for us, with annelka gone and stelios probably going as well we need an injection of flair and attacking power, the problem is these are the two most expensive and rare commodities in the game, so getting rid of them in the first place is often the biggest mistake.
trottersforever wrote:
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???
easy journalism its were the bn get there news from 'neverland' to be honest diouf was at the junior whites and has made his mind up which he reiterated there, he says its because he wants a new challenge, to be honest it might be true, fair do's he's fronted up and not hidden like some, but he forgets he's contracted, throwing more money at diouf wont work, outstanding signings might make him change his mind, so i think its goodbye to dioufy, his flare and talent will be sorely missed, the matches are usually duller and predictable without him, contain less goals and points for us, with annelka gone and stelios probably going as well we need an injection of flair and attacking power, the problem is these are the two most expensive and rare commodities in the game, so getting rid of them in the first place is often the biggest mistake.
Posted by: Andy, Staffordshire on 9:32am Thu 8 May 08
Kevin Davies showed the way last Saturday when he nearlly cut the left back in half with a tackle from 10 yards away that took ball and man, both ending up off the pitch.One each from Davies, Nolan, McCann and Steinsson in the first 5 mins on Sunday should set the tone for the Stamford Bridge treatment room ahead of the Champions League Final.
Kevin Davies showed the way last Saturday when he nearlly cut the left back in half with a tackle from 10 yards away that took ball and man, both ending up off the pitch.One each from Davies, Nolan, McCann and Steinsson in the first 5 mins on Sunday should set the tone for the Stamford Bridge treatment room ahead of the Champions League Final.
Posted by: Jon W, westhoughton on 11:31am Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]CAHILL4ENGLAND[/bold] wrote:
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.[/quote] We had Helguson and Stelios, not to mention Vaz Te and Bratten. Signing Rasiak directly weakened us up front because by playing him, or having him on the bench, we denied ourselves the chance to have a better player in the squad. It will be similar when Joey O'Brien is fit - it will be like losing another player because he will get in the squad ahead of someone who might be able to tackle and pass a ball or even shoot.
CAHILL4ENGLAND wrote:
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.
We had Helguson and Stelios, not to mention Vaz Te and Bratten. Signing Rasiak directly weakened us up front because by playing him, or having him on the bench, we denied ourselves the chance to have a better player in the squad. It will be similar when Joey O'Brien is fit - it will be like losing another player because he will get in the squad ahead of someone who might be able to tackle and pass a ball or even shoot.
Posted by: Jon W, westhoughton on 12:35pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]trottersforever[/bold] wrote:
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???[/quote] I dont particularly rate Chris Morgan (but I didnt rate Andy O'Brien either and he's been superb) but I dont understand the relevance of age. I would be more than happy if we signed Hyypia, we should never have got rid of Speed, and we shouldnt be getting rid of Stelios. I would go for quality every time, age is irrelevant especially when the transfer fee is negligible. I can never understand why everyone gets so obsessed with age, when the younger players (Joey O'B/Nolan etc) are clearly less fit than many in their 30s.
trottersforever wrote:
according to the daily mirror, sheff utd's chris morgan is once again being linked with moving to BWFC....why are we thinking of signing a 31 yr old defender???
I dont particularly rate Chris Morgan (but I didnt rate Andy O'Brien either and he's been superb) but I dont understand the relevance of age. I would be more than happy if we signed Hyypia, we should never have got rid of Speed, and we shouldnt be getting rid of Stelios. I would go for quality every time, age is irrelevant especially when the transfer fee is negligible. I can never understand why everyone gets so obsessed with age, when the younger players (Joey O'B/Nolan etc) are clearly less fit than many in their 30s.
Posted by: mfrboltonboy, Bolton on 3:26pm Thu 8 May 08
[quote][bold]CAHILL4ENGLAND[/bold] wrote:
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.[/quote] i agree with what you are saying mate i think what we need is an attackive assistant manager. Megson is a defensive manager who if it wer up to me wouldnt be at the club. But we give him a chance and i feel that he failed. Luckily the team noticed that we needed to win. And we did!!! Now i heard that someone said we wer singin ginger mourinioh but i dont remember anyone singin it. Bolton are a great club and we need to keep old of Jussi Stelios and Campo. Also AOB Cahill and steinsson very good signings. Diouf wants to move to a premier league club as he has told a lot of boltoners. Nolan is boltons biggest player. The main example of this was the game against liverpool. first alf we wer outstanding nolan got injured and we lost shape. He may not be the skinniest player in the prem but hes one of the best midfielders and loyal midfielders to ever wear a bolton shirt. We need 2 strikers and 2 centre midfielders and a left back and 2 cover centre backs. We will be midtable next season if we do this.
CAHILL4ENGLAND wrote:
I am looking forward to see who we sign. cahill, steinsson and taylor have all been great assets to the team. Cohen and rasiak are rubbish in a nutshell but we did need a striker and were desperate and with the board not willing to splash the cash this was one of the only people we could get. If Megson does stay he will be judged on his signings so lets just hope he gets the cash and get some great signings.
i agree with what you are saying mate i think what we need is an attackive assistant manager. Megson is a defensive manager who if it wer up to me wouldnt be at the club. But we give him a chance and i feel that he failed. Luckily the team noticed that we needed to win. And we did!!! Now i heard that someone said we wer singin ginger mourinioh but i dont remember anyone singin it. Bolton are a great club and we need to keep old of Jussi Stelios and Campo. Also AOB Cahill and steinsson very good signings. Diouf wants to move to a premier league club as he has told a lot of boltoners. Nolan is boltons biggest player. The main example of this was the game against liverpool. first alf we wer outstanding nolan got injured and we lost shape. He may not be the skinniest player in the prem but hes one of the best midfielders and loyal midfielders to ever wear a bolton shirt. We need 2 strikers and 2 centre midfielders and a left back and 2 cover centre backs. We will be midtable next season if we do this.
[quote][bold]truss[/bold] wrote:
Diouff goes then we have no class, no creation and no hope. We just have another season of total long ball crap and gravy train cash spin off if the club are lucky, for those in a position to grab the Murdoch cash. This is lower Premiership reality for we season ticcket holders. Megson OUT![/quote] Give it a rest.
truss wrote:
Diouff goes then we have no class, no creation and no hope. We just have another season of total long ball crap and gravy train cash spin off if the club are lucky, for those in a position to grab the Murdoch cash. This is lower Premiership reality for we season ticcket holders. Megson OUT!
Bolton players should just mention to Chelsea that the Champion League Final is near so show us abit of respect on the pitch or else. I am sure not one player wants to miss that match but funny things happen during a game. I will be there cheering the lads on, so come on Bolton give Chelsea a good game and something for the supporters to sing about, its our last match so dont let us down. COME ON YOU WHITES.
Bolton players should just mention to Chelsea that the Champion League Final is near so show us abit of respect on the pitch or else. I am sure not one player wants to miss that match but funny things happen during a game. I will be there cheering the lads on, so come on Bolton give Chelsea a good game and something for the supporters to sing about, its our last match so dont let us down. COME ON YOU WHITES.
Bolton players should just mention to Chelsea that the Champion League Final is near so show us abit of respect on the pitch or else. I am sure not one player wants to miss that match but funny things happen during a game. I will be there cheering the lads on, so come on Bolton give Chelsea a good game and something for the supporters to sing about, its our last match so dont let us down. COME ON YOU WHITES.
Bolton players should just mention to Chelsea that the Champion League Final is near so show us abit of respect on the pitch or else. I am sure not one player wants to miss that match but funny things happen during a game. I will be there cheering the lads on, so come on Bolton give Chelsea a good game and something for the supporters to sing about, its our last match so dont let us down. COME ON YOU WHITES.
Posted by: kimberley-bwfc 4 ever, westhoughton on 10:17pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]bwfc_1210[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]joannebk[/bold] wrote: You just know that St Nic will come on and score, although rumour has it he's injured. Anyone know any more?[/quote] He's not allowed to play.[/quote] we lent him out on the first day to chelsea and once he has played on loan he is not allowed to play against us. thats why. lol
bwfc_1210 wrote:
joannebk wrote: You just know that St Nic will come on and score, although rumour has it he's injured. Anyone know any more?
He's not allowed to play.
we lent him out on the first day to chelsea and once he has played on loan he is not allowed to play against us. thats why. lol
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