Obviously we’re all excited at the news that Michael Essien returned to play for our reserves on Monday – which is hardly surprising after a six month spell out.
Essien wasn’t the only player to have made a welcome return after injury in the 4-3 defeat to Villa though as Ricardo Carvalho also spent an hour [...]

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Finally, after waiting a bloody age, we’ve seen Michael Essien back on the pitch! Ok, so it was a reserve game and we lost 4-3 to Villa but so what? He played the full 90 minutes – and he scored!
He showed no signs of any discomfort in his first game since the cruciate ligament injury [...]

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PORTSMOUTH 0-1 CHELSEA
 
It was a horrible night at Fratton Park – and I don’t just mean the weather – but with a little luck and some poor finishing from Pompey, we clawed our way to another 3 points under Guus Hiddink.
 
On a night where wind and rain dictated the play a lot more than [...]

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