No real complaints about the defeat. We didn't create enough and didn't do enough to break down a massed defence.



Thought that Mariner was a complete joke. Silva blatantly kicked Alex from behind twice and he gives nothing. Think that Citeh will struggle when they do reach the top and don't get away with their physical tactics. Don't know how the ref can't see their use of players to charge into opponents so their team mates can pick up the ball.



Ramires very poor. Essien wasted way too many decent positions with poor shots from distance. No matter how poor Drogba had been, I just don't see what Sturridge has ever done to replace him.



Think the goal was dreadful defending from us. The second season in a row where we've just ran back and allowed Tevez to run from distance unopposed until he shoots. Make the challenge early, if he beats you you still have a chance to recover. If he beats two challenges to earn the shot then fair enough, but to back off, back off, back off, oh damn he's just scored is just not good enough.

Alan McInally has just done a Kamara and missed a Blackburn goal in the game against Blackpool, insisting it was 0-0 but having to be told by Stelling that there had been a goal.

Is this the Chelsea beaten at home by Newcastle and turned over by citeh in 72 hours?

Sunderland 2-1 up at Liverpool



West Brom 2-0 up at Arsenal

very even match tbh coul of gone either way. Marriner was a joke both ways tbh Ivanovic was very lucky with some of the things he gt away with. And our rough tactics it isnt bloody crown green bowling cant take a good tough challenge dont play the game yeah?? Though De jong and Toure were immense today broke down a lot in the middle. Chlesea midfield didnt have the heart today plain and simple

Yes. The same Chelsea who lost home and away to Citeh last year. Who took one point from Everton. Who lost to Blackburn in the Carling Cup.



The same Chelsea who won the league and FA cup double.

And the same Chelsea who will top the league even after losing to Citeh.

Chelsea. LOL.

Looks like MOTD will be worth a watch tonight

Arsenal LOL.

Rafa out.

What was "good" about Boyata's 'challenge' on Drogba?

Chelsea=Tim Henman.... first sign of a challenge and they choke

How did the sit in protest at Anfield go? Did many day-trippers stay or was it mainly locals?

2k I heard.



In game protest didn't go well with whoppers wanting to support the team only protest chants might effect the team etc

knobs

Amorebieta sent off for a hard but fair challenge on Iniesta. Joke of a decision which even some of the Barça players were confused by.



Madrid woeful yet again.



AUPA ATHLETIC!!!

I don't know what Sunderland had to complain about regarding the Kuyt goal as Turner clearly kicked the ball so the free kick had been taken.



Also have managers been told that they must refer to the Barclays Premier League rather than just the Premier League? I've noticed several managers in the last few days do this.

Naughty elbow by Gerrard. Nasty that. Lucky to have got only a yellow and as such I assume it can't be looked at again?

I haven't seen it yet but did the ref blow the whistle or indicate that Turner could take a quick free kick?

Even if it had been unpunished the FA would have let him off with it anyway.

It wasn't a free kick in any position where the ref needed to blow or Sunderland needed to ask permission to take a quick free kick.



The ball was in a position to be played, the ref was running into the Liverpool half so it was just a case of Sunderland being able to take the free kick when they wished. For some idiotic reason the Sunderland player just rolled the ball back a few metres. Liverpool attacker said, "Thanks very much", went up to the keeper and squared the ball for a supporting Liverpool player to roll into the net.



No matter how much Sunderland want to whine about the ref, it was their own stupid fault for gifting Liverpool a goal. There was nothing the ref could or should have done.

Just been reading online that the free kick was given 20 yards away from where turner back healed it from. As i say i haven't seen it but from what i've read it seems like poor officiating

The ref was Stuart Attwell. That's all you need to know.

Says it all