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The Blues
Ground: Stamford Bridge
Capacity: 42,449 2003/2004
average: 40,233
For visitors: 3,000 in the lower
tier of the East Stand.
Position last season: 2nd,
79 points.
Top scorer: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
(18)
Manager: Jose Mourinho.
Players in: Petr Cech, Paulo
Ferreira, Mateja Kezman, Arjen Robben,
Didier Drogba, Tiago Mendes, Ricardo
Carvalho.
Players out: Jesper Gronkjaer,
Marcel Desailly, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,
Mario Melchiot, Carlton Cole, Winston
Bogarde, Emmanuel Petit, Mario Stanic,
Juan Sebastian Veron, Hernan Crespo,
Mikael Forssell, Boudewijn Zenden.
One to watch: Frank Lampard:
The England midfielder played in each
and every one of Chelsea's 38 Premiership
games last season - a superb achievement
bearing in mind the mass influx of
new talent following Roman Abramovich's
arrival. It will be interesting to
see if an ongoing contract dispute
affects his form.
Former Canaries: Scott Parker.
 Ticket
office: 0870 300 2322
Ticket prices: Adult £31
Programme: £3
Official website: www.chelseafc.com
Journey: 244
miles
Journey time: 5 hours,
42 minutes
Petrol cost: £22.10
Best away fans pub:
Slug and Lettuce (nr Fulham Broadway
station)
Last meeting: Norwich City
0, Chlesea 4 (January 16, 2002): Norwich
City’s dreams of causing a big
FA Cup upset were ruthlessly extinguished
by a star studded Chelsea side at
Stamford Bridge, in a Fa Cup Third
Round replay that will be largely
remembered for a wonderful piece of
skill from veteran Italian Gianfranco
Zola.
Chances: Roman Abramovich's
millions could not buy a trophy last
season, but with further new purchases
over the summer and an ambitious new
manager at the helm, Chelsea are the
biggest threat to Arsenal's Premiership
crown.
For Directions to the Ground click
here.
For an unofficial Guide to the Ground
click
here.
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