Chelsea is just doing great. Essien did it, Everton did it, Scott Parker did it, Birmingham did it, Blackburn did it, West Brom did it, but sadly Pepe Reina and Martin Atkinson did it too. But does it really matter? I don’t have time to waste on Loserfool but talking about Manure, my answer is Yes and No!

Yes because the referees would continue to support Manure and would even take control of time (Owen’s equalizer in Manchester derby in the 100th minute last season and Jagielka’s doom before time last Saturday). Decisions, big and small usually go favouring Manure and there is a fund for referees and for those who score own goals. Remember 12 own goals for them last season!

No because as long as we win our games the clean way, there is not a single thing that would budge my tiniest hair! No because we manage to keep high-flying Malouda on the bench and still win comfortably, that also on an away match, on a hot derby!

About our match, we played really well to take the lead early on and good enough to keep it. We played as a team and we won as a team. Despite the fact that we have a midweek trip to Slovakia, I would have still put Malouda in the first 11 and then rested him at around the hour mark by bringing Kalou in, but the manager decided the other way around and we still got what we wanted.

Anyway all the three substitutions were spot on. The only thing which I am worried about is if Benayoun is still kept happy sitting on the bench till the final whistle because we all know for sure that he can and have a lot to deliver. Do not forget that he had been highly under-rated at Liverpool because of Benetiz’s indifference towards him. I hope we get to utilise the real Benny! But it is still good that we got to see flashes of Kakuta even if it was at the cost of Benny!

Let us all congratulate Ramires for a proper 90 minutes of football and yes we have a very good reason to be excited when he is in the team. I think he even learnt English fast enough to give Noble quite a mouthful!

One positive approach from us was the utilisation of our full backs, forget about Ashley, even Ferreira had a decent contribution and luxury on the right flank. Those who still think that Ferreira isn’t good enough must really re-think! May we thank Avarm Grant for fielding a narrow midfield against us!

Even Mikel came inches close to scoring his first ever EPL goal for us, how nice it would have been had that 91 degree been a perfect 90 degree shot! I would really love to see how Mikel would celebrate his goal!

West Ham is a neighbour but in football neighbours are often the greatest enemies but neighbours do bring in familiar and lovely faces too. We used to go there to make our heroes Zola and Clarke sad. On Saturday, we went there and the likes of Scott Parker, Carlton Cole, Ben Haim and Grant wished they were still a Blue!

Now we have travelled to Slovakia and Cole has been left behind which means that Zhirkov will feature and I am delighted with it, especially in the light of his claims that he want to play and the limitation or absence of which might mean that he will re-think and probably go back to Russia. But now Carlo had stressed that “….his future is here in Chelsea” and also promised that “….but he will have the possibility to play a lot of games this year because we are involved in a lot of competitions and I need all the players fit and ready to play”. But this has a big undercurrent with the word, “possibility” which means that Zhirkov really have to bring his A+ to get in the first 11, let us hope that he will.

Carlo had announced his first 11 and I am for it except that Sturridge might give me a tinge of uneasiness but I would still prefer him ahead of Kalou and I am sure Nico will play a good centre-forward role like he did when Drogba was away on ACN duty last season. And maybe Sturridge can drift inwards and do what Robben does best! I am contented with our back four and really excited to see our midfield coordination, I am happy that modest Benny finally starts his game. Alex had said that he is in the top of his form so it would be great to see Zhirkov, Terry, Alex and Ivanovic at the back while Mikel does best in protecting our back four. Even Terry had showered praises on him! And we have Ramires on the bench!

Anyway, it might still be a tight game but we will win after all we have a high flying Essien and Malouda and Kalou is a super-sub! I hope the absence of Drogba wouldn’t affect us adversely.

Anyway, let us congratulate Carlotti for winning the much deserved ‘Manager of the Month’ award and the ‘Player of the Month’ should have been rightly Malouda’s had things been kept free of manure stink in the FA!

Today I will go home for an early sleep to wake up at 00.30 a.m.