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Updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off at Stamford Bridge
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12.19pm BST
Roy discusses his team’s new attacking philosophy. “We’ve always created chances, we just haven’t always scored them. We’re trying to play with two front players instead of one and two wide, and sometimes that’s helpful in terms of attacking play. You’re denuding the midfield to some extent but giving yourself more chance up front. But in terms of principle, nothing has changed. Often people’s impression of your attacking play depends very much on how many goal chances you create and how many goals you score.” I’ll go out on a limb here and suggest that’s the first time the verb “denude” has been applied in a pre-match interview on BT Sport. Will Self’s appearances on Newsnight have nothing on this.
12.09pm BST
Frank Lampard gives you a cast-iron no-touchline-brouhaha guarantee ... or your money back. “I’ll always stand my ground and be respectful,” he tells BT Sport. “I’m not just defending myself, I’m defending Chelsea, we’re working hard to do things right and there’s a lot said sometimes on the line. Roy’s different to all of them, the biggest gentlemen in the game. I’ll be very surprised if me and Roy are head to head come Saturday morning!” So let the love-in commence. Continue reading...