Krul - 7 - Couldn't do nout about the second or third goals, and although I think he maybe could have saved the first, it was deflected and Smith should never have put him in that position.
Ryan Taylor - 7 - Sweet free kick, some testing deliveries and I think the noticeable decline in our defence after his substitution was no coincidence. Hilarious lunge tackle.
Coloccini - 9 - A beast.
Campbell - 7 - Good debut. Mix up with him and Krul, but both had recovered by the time the goal went in, and again it was Smith and Ranger combining to allow it to happen.
Shane Ferguson - 9 - Nimble, pacy, confident with a wicked cross and Chelsea didn't get past him down that side all night. Fantastic.
Ranger - 7 - Good goal, and some good hold-up play. Cataclysmic error in defence to allow their first, but he's a striker, and probably shouldn't be asked to play in his own box anyway.
Smith - 5 - God, he really wants to get sent off doesn't he. Awful tackles. Some good, admittedly, but mostly awful. Some of his passes are getting worryingly Butt-esque.
Vuckic - 5 - Anonymous, really. Didn't drive forward much. Backed out of a few tackles. Not awful, but not really creating much. Not overly impressed.
Jonas - 6 - Largely anonymous again, I felt. Was awful for the first fifteen minutes, passed three times straight to Chelsea players. But grew in confidence and was better as the game moved on.
Ameobi - 3 (First half)/8(Second half) - A complete engima, wor Shola. Awful as piss sprayed all over your face in the first half. Like Messi second half. Impressive U-turning, even for Shola.
Lovenkrands - 4 - Awful miss. Tbh, I don't recall him doing anything of note.
Williamson - 8 - Slotted in where Coloccini had nicely. No worries there.
Tiote - 6 - Poor guy. Asked to play at right back in his second match. We got raped down that side after he came on. Should never have been penalised for the brush on Alex. But keep him in the midfield please, Hughton.
I might be wrong here but didn't we beat Mourinho's Chelsea in the FA cup at SJP when Kluivert scored? Aye I just got that line from The Sun's online report. Barnsley also beat them in the FA Cup, unless they meant Carling Cup. At Stamford Bridge, I think.