Jose Mourinho must be a relieved man, thanks to a lot of positives last week. Roman hugged Jose and had a few words with him after the FA cup semi final. Joe Cole played for more than 90 minutes and still looked fit and fine. SWP made a good impact when he came on as a sub. Essien was sound and strong as ever. Cech showed that he is in great form. Scott Sinclair is back in Chlesea reserves! It’s very heartening to realise that we have not lost too much ground while Jose was a worried man.

It was not a comfortable win as such in the reverse leg at the Bridge. Geremi scored this fantastic free-kick that gave us a first half lead and after that we defended well but we did have some tense final moments. That free-kick by Geremi deserves a video:

Well, I should say, I was drooling over Carlos Tevez. I was just praying for him to join us. I even included him in my Chelsea XI in Winning Eleven (I remember that he scored on his debut). When he was going through a rough patch as a hammer, I truly felt for him. He is a very highly talented guy. Not many Premiership players have the kind of ball skills that he possesses. While so many champions league playing clubs were chasing him for his signature, he signed for West Ham in ‘complicated’ contract. While there were problems with their deteriorating results and Alan Pardew and Mascherano were leaving, I was still hoping that he could make it to the Bridge. But he seems to be settling down there and also started scoring goals. Bad luck for us. Anyway, he’ll be here tomorrow night as the player Chelsea need to watch out for.

Lampard says this will be a very difficult match:

Both teams are in the same situation for different reasons. We both have to win the game. It will be a hot atmosphere and ourselves, we cannot afford to lose points in the title race. Both teams are desperate to win and I think it is going to be a bit of a war to be honest. It is important after all the hard work we have done that we don’t let it go in one game. West Ham is a very hard game, make no mistake.

West Ham are now 19th in the table and I have a feeling that they’d drop out. This is one reason why we can expect a very tough match tomorrow. Their players would be giving their everything to get something out of this home match. They also played a weekend match which they lost 3-0 to Sheff United. Lampard and Joe Cole would be returning to Upton Park and would be interesting they both are the goal scorers. But I’m still in favour of resting Lampard and Drogba. With Essien not playing the first leg against Liverpool, we certainly need Lampard in good health. Drogba looks tired too. With a possibility of three matches against Man Utd next month, he should be properly rested.

Mikel and Diarra should definitely be playing allowing Essien to play in right midfield. I’m sure Jose must have given Kalou a kick in the back side after his poor showing against Spurs. He should be given a fair chance to make amends. SWP can come in for Diarra, in case there is a need.

Once again, Man Utd played ahead of Chelsea and have increased the gap to 6 points after they beat a very spirited Sheff United. We have always proved that Man Utd’s results do not put the pressure on us at all. Jose knows that we just need to continue from where we left in the Premiership. Any win for Chelsea would do. I dont mind a grinding 1-0 win but all I can wish for is that we score before the 94th minute.