Very disappointing result to what was maybe our biggest game of the season, although we didn't deserve to lose by that much. Dickov was clearly onside at the beginning and his goal should have stood. I think it would have been a different game if it did. But for most of the game I though we played pretty good and didn't let Arsenal play their game, but lacked the striking power to do anything about it. I can't say I'm disappointed with anyone today. Van Persie's 2 quick goals at the end were class, he's going to be a huge star. What a hit by Todd though ! I thought that almost knocked him out. And although the final score is 3-0, Man of the match by far for me was Brad Friedel. Superman made some stunning saves again and kept us in the game (almost) untill the end when in reality it should had been decided long ago.

Couldn't see the game, but wow what a result. It shows that we actually can] score goals. And with the defence being as solid as it is, we're really becoming a good team again. Well done Sparky. I think this has pretty much made us safe, while the Saints are going down. Bring on Arsenal !

Our lack of attacking options is getting more and more frustrating. We simply did nothing upfront today. I don't know why Stead wasn't given a chance. Our best (and only real) chance was at the very end, I really thought Reid should have scored from there. Van Persie was class for Arsenal though, but overall they weren't that impressive either. The reff was poor as well, and Reyes really deserved to be sent-off for pretending he was hit in the face. Even if it was a small thing, I'm sick of players diving or just blatantly cheating.

I'm quite happy with the draw. I think Arsenal are beatable at the moment, and it's the FA Cup - anything can happen. As mentioned I think Arsenal will struggle with our style of play, and we havea pretty good chance to go through, atleast higher than if we had drawn the other two.

we scraped it, just. we started off the game great, MGP's free-kick was class, but then we let Leicester come back into it and we really didn't do enough to win the game. We were in trouble towards the end, but got lucky with the penalty. It hasn't been pretty but we're through the semi-finals, which is what maters

I'm surprised Stead isn't starting either...hopefully Dickov will do the job then. Almost kick-off. C'MON ROVERS

I think we'll nick it 1-0. Hopefully Stead again (but anyone would do ofcourse).

Great result, made my week ! I'm so happy for Stead, that was truly a great goal and it seemed to bring him so much joy and confidence. Hopefully he'll start scoring more now. Overall we were pretty good, Thommo showed some neat tricks, MGP was always dangerous, at the back we held our own. As usual we battled very hard and deserved the three points. Everton were organized very well as usual but it wasn't enough for them this time. Well done, Rovers !

I'm feeling a bit optimistic - 1-0 Rovers. MGP.

0-2 Rovers.

How many times have we been beaten 1-0 this season ?? Enough is enough, our strike force is clearly not premiership quality. I didn't think we'd suffer this much from it but now it's really starting to look like Hughes made a big mistake by not bringing in a striker. Things are starting to look grim now, thankfully we have that small gap between the relegation zone or I'd be really worried. If things continue like this we might very well be dragged back in it again though.

I didn't think much of him before, but now I see that he's a complete arogant prick. He came to "play football" huh ? He also came with a squad worth hundreds of millions and with an 8 point lead at the top of the premiership. He obviously does not have a clue what a relegation battle means.

While I can't say that I'm happy that we lost, 1-0 vs Chelsea isn't a disaster. We gave it a real go but there just wasn't enough wuality and creativity....with a bit of luck we still could have sneaked in a draw. I thought Brad could have saved Chelsea's goal, it was very hard hit but it seemed like it went just under his arm. Chelsea didn't create much after that, and I really don't see why they are 11 points clear at the top. The only thing that really impressed me about them were those massive giants at the back, (and it was hilarious watching those long balls aimed at little Dickov on his own up there), upfront they aren't anything special. I can't say I blame Dickov for the penalty. He shoudln't be taking them anyway as he's hardly the best of finishers, but the sad thing is that there's noone else. It wasn't a bad penalty though, but Chech is a monster. I don't see just how the hell it's possible to ever score against him. I thought our back 4 were good today, Nelson did good, Matteo was also very good in the 1st half especially. It's sad that we had noone to bring on at the end though and challange for something.

In terms of quality, we aren't in the same universe as Chelsea. They should be able to tear us to pieces. In terms of work-rate, less so. We are fighting very hard, and sometimes that can get you a result even when you are completely outclassed. Plus after we did the double over Arsenal a few seasons ago, I believe anything is possible. My prediction : Rovers 1-1 Chelsea C'MON ROVERS !!!!!

1)....Just curious, were u watching the game with your eye's closed?..... 2).....Cant believe i am saying this, but i thought he actually played quite well. did a few nice things 3).....if we cant take points of bolton, who looked very ordinary, i have my serious doubts about being "good enough" within the next month against the top teams 1) and what did he do wrong ? He looked strong and tactically oriented, he didn't look like he was going to give the ball away every time he had posession of it, he didn't make many mistakes. Which is more than you could say for the rest of our defenders. for years. 2) Like giving the ball away in our final attack and ending our last hope ? 3) If it wasn't for Diouf's cheating we would have gotten something from this game.