Chelsea Chelsea

Boxing Day's match against Aston Villa was one of the greats. Four all, three sendings off. Shevy scored two goals including one thumping shot that made you realise why people used to rave about him and Michael Ballack came back looking like he had laid off the potatoes while he has been off for the last nine months. Worryingly it doesn't look like high-scoring draws will be enough to keep Chelsea in the title race. With the four Africans off for a month, Terry and Lampard injured and Calvalho and Cole suspended, it looks like January 2008 will be the month when Shevy and Ballack get to finally show why they have been paid so much. Either way it is much better entertainment than the days of Droy, Bumstead and Lewington. Interesting that in Jose's last days he resorted to pushing Terry up front for the last ten minutes like they used to do with Mickey Droy. What goes around..........