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FA Cup, Semi Final
26/04/2026
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113
Played
41
Won
31
Drawn
41
Lost
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53
Played
30
Won
15
Drawn
8
Lost
+53
GD
57%
Win %
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10/02/2026 Stamford Bridge 2–2 D Premier League ↗
03/12/2025 Elland Road 3–1 W Premier League ↗
28/02/2024 Stamford Bridge 3–2 L FA Cup, 5th Round ↗
04/03/2023 Stamford Bridge 1–0 L Premier League ↗
21/08/2022 Elland Road 3–0 W Premier League ↗
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Gnonto and Nmecha for DCL and Aaronson? TBH haven’t a clue but things need to change. Earn your corn Farke with a few strategic diamonds.
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Tanaka and Aaronson are like having one player
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Terrible half of football,we could keep playing until Christmas and not score
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Need to make subs asap, not waiting around until it's too late. It hasn't worked so far.
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Chelsea won’t have many easier halves than that one. Very poor from us
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Why is it anytime the ball goes near DCL its always a foul or a tug, and the move is over - the ref calls for a foul and we see him claiming his innocence

If we want to score - get the guy off! Any ball that goes near him, he totally messes with the rhythm
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So similar to Southampton. Make a mistake at the back and get punished and never look like scoring.
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Worst half of football this season & we pick a cup semi final, only plus point is it’s only 1-0
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Get some ballers on ,stach gnonto piroe and play some fecking football!
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Tyzy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2026 2:50 pm Terrible half of football,we could keep playing until Christmas and not score
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SG90 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2026 2:52 pm So similar to Southampton. Make a mistake at the back and get punished and never look like scoring.
Yeh not been great, Chelsea havent been perfect but we are giving them placebo thoughts of them being better than they are

The new manager bounce is just a myth, they are the same poor players, its us that are letting them play like this

We also need to be smarter in the 6 yard box.. cough cough
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Despite how poor we've been we're not out of it. DF needs to change something though because it ain't working at the moment.
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HT.

Missing a proper DM, Amps and Tanaka out manned, our back three our gunned.

This is where we need to change and hope it works. Our MF cant get Guds into the game.

No use blaming Okafor or DCL they are not being supported
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Gulf in class clearly evident.
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Awful half of football

Slow ploddy dross followed by a hoof to DCL whose won nothing.

Changes Daniel please.

Too many poor performances to mention.
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Just needs sorting out - tanaka and Amps too deep and because of that they are dominating the middle. As soon as we pass back they step up and the squeeze starts which is alleviated by a poor and lack of ideas long ball.
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Massive disconnect between the defence and attack, all we are doing is lumping hopefully balls upfield. DF needs to bulk up the midfield, that’s where we are losing it. That and not converting our precious few chances.
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Could be a game for Longstaff and his experience.
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pandagirl wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2026 2:51 pm Why is it anytime the ball goes near DCL its always a foul or a tug, and the move is over - the ref calls for a foul and we see him claiming his innocence

If we want to score - get the guy off! Any ball that goes near him, he totally messes with the rhythm
Or get someone to support him.?

He played in Aaronson, he also was free for Okafor to play him in.
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On the bright side, Spurs and Forest still have to go to Stamford Bridge in next few weeks.
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