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Two ups, two downs

Tony Cascarino
The Times
 Guzan dives in vain after his poor pass gifted Chelsea a scoring opportunity
 Guzan dives in vain after his poor pass gifted Chelsea a scoring opportunity
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Tony Cascarino
The Times

Carroll’s arrival sparks West Ham

Up: Andy Carroll

Fair play to Slaven Bilic, who realises the value of the target man. The West Ham United manager threw him on against Crystal Palace and took the points. Job done.

Dutch Delight

Up: Georginio Wijnaldum

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Steve McClaren and his staff can give themselves a pat on the back. Scoring midfielders are worth their weight in goals and Georginio Wijnaldum now has six. He has a great engine.

Hazard warning for Mourinho

Down: Eden Hazard

José Mourinho is wrong to drop Eden Hazard citing lack of hard work. I think that’s unfair. The Belgian is struggling but other players have been worse and Chelsea need his creativity in the team.

Stick to keeping

Down: Brad Guzan

Goalkeepers who want to play football drive me mad. What was Brad Guzan thinking? Aston Villa are in a relegation battle and the last thing they needed was to gift a team like Chelsea a goal. Madness.