Chelsea power show

Chelsea, Burnley and Phil Brown earn Kammy's praise this week - but Andre Marriner doesn't.

Brown, Blues and Burnley boosted by Kammy's picks

Every Saturday afternoon, Chris Kamara heads to stadiums up and down the country to deliver his unique match reports for Soccer Saturday. On Sundays you can see him back in the Sky Sports studios as he brings you all of the Premier League highlights on Goals on Sunday. And then on Mondays you can find Kammy right here on skysports.com as he brings you his Premier League picks of the weekend. Join us every week as he runs through his highs and lows as well as answering YOUR questions... GAME - Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
It has to be either Hull City v Stoke or Chelsea v Manchester United. The first was supposedly a make-or-break game for Phil Brown, but the second was crucial for Chelsea who need to put distance between themselves and United before they lose a number of players to the African Cup of Nations. I'll pick the Chelsea game because it was so important for the title race. I have to agree with Sir Alex that it wasn't a foul by Darren Fletcher before the goal, his foot just went towards the ball and Ashley Cole ran into it and jumped over. Having said that, I still think Chelsea would have gone on to win the game. TEAM - Chelsea
At the moment they're unbackable in the title race. You can get decent odds about everybody else, but not Chelsea. I backed them at 3/1 and could lay off and win some money, but as greedy as I am I'll probably sit and wait! They look so strong and this was a high-profile game that they had to win - and they did so. They shaded the game, as they should do at home I suppose because at the moment they are stronger than United. Ferguson's side are missing that ability to score out of nothing that Cristiano Ronaldo gave them and Chelsea can score from all over. I still don't know who scored their goal though, I've slowed it down and for me Nicolas Anelka got the last touch. PLAYER - Cesc Fabregas
Arsenal are sweeping all before them at the moment and Cesc Fabregas is at the heart of it all. As I've said before, he plays as if he's got a little forcefield around him and nobody else is allowed to go near him or the ball, he's absolutely brilliant. Robin van Persie produced a great lay-off to set up his goal, but once it was at Fabregas' feet it was never in doubt. Will he still be there next season? Nobody could blame him if he did decide to leave, but a lot might depend on what they win this year. GAFFER - Phil Brown
Everybody had written him off, the papers were saying he only had one game left and when they went a goal down you feared the worst. But he kept his cool and kept his dignity straight after the game, which is good. He didn't do any interviews and he was probably worried about people asking him about being under pressure and it being taken the wrong way, so it was a good decision to send Brian Horton out. I would have thought he'll still be in the job for their next game. Sometimes you reach a point where you fall by the wayside or you come through the other side - and I think Phil Brown has come through the pressure. Maybe he'll only be there temporarily but that's the way football is. GOAL - Kevin McDonald
This was a great goal. Nugent played it to the head of Fletcher who brilliantly guided it down to McDonald who finished it off. It was Burnley's first away point in the Premier League, but everywhere they've gone they have taken teams on. Owen Coyle didn't change his style, even though they've been battered a few times, and he got his rewards. They're different to West Brom last season because they've got a goal threat. West Brom would play an open game of football but were never going to score a goal, they were going to lose no matter what happened. However, Burnley have players who can score goals and if they keep playing this way will beat teams and get results. They didn't resort to kick-and-rush when they went 3-2 down - they played football and that's what got them their goal. GRIPE - Marriner's inconsistency
Once again I'm looking at consistency. Andre Marriner sent off Kenwyne Jones last week for a push on West Ham's Herita Ilunga just below the neck. This week Pascal Chimbonda lashed out at Jamie O'Hara, it was arguably worse, and he got a yellow card from the very same referee. The last thing I want is to see people getting sent off, but why can't we get consistency from the same referee? If he sent Chimbonda off nobody would have a problem, but I can't see how the official has found a difference between the two incidents. That's what infuriates managers and people within the game. People will say he got the Jones incident right, but they won't come out and say he got the Chimbonda incident wrong. It's the old sweeping brush under the carpet, hoping nobody will mention it.

Kammy answers your questions...

Do you want Chris Kamara to answer YOUR question? Email him at skysportsclub@bskyb.com or use the feedback form at the bottom of the page. A LACK OF RESPECT?
Were Man Utd the only Premier League team not to wear a poppy on their kit over the weekend?? It seems the club lacks respect for many things, including referees. Getting bored of hearing how the refs have cost them the game, if you don't score goals you cant win games!! Rooney's "12 men" comment made me laugh, has he ever played for an away team at Old Trafford? Andy S, Bham
KAMMY SAYS: On your first point, United weren't the only team not wearing a poppy this weekend and I don't agree with the Daily Mail's campaign to make teams wear them. This was the biggest ever poppy campaign because of what is happening in Afghanistan and everybody is very sensitive about the issue, but that's not to say that Manchester United and Liverpool haven't made their own tributes to Help for Heroes and done as much as they can. Let's not have a witch hunt, why are we press-ganging everybody to go down the same road? There should be freedom of choice. As for Rooney, I heard Sky Sports News ask David Platt about whether or not he should face action for his "12 men" comment. Why on earth should he face action for that? He has an opinion and he is entitled to say it. He muttered it under his breath to the cameras and he didn't say it publically in an official interview afterwards. Of course he knew what he was doing by saying it, but I don't think he has affected anybody by expressing that opinion - and football is all about opinion. I can't see a problem with it. Drogba's famous rant was different because it was vulgar, but saying "12 men" there's no charges to answer there. I can't believe Michael Owen has been left out of England's squad again. He is one of the few world-class strikers we have and yet we are going to end up at a World Cup with mediocre players like Heskey, Cole and Bent instead. Can you understand the logic? Alan.
KAMMY SAYS: I can and I can't because this issue isn't black and white. Look at Emile Heskey, he hasn't been playing much for his club team (and after John Carew's performance on Saturday he'll probably be on the sidelines again for a little while). However, Fabio Capello is unperturbed by that because he believes when Heskey has played for England he has done a good job. Maybe if Capello loved Michael Owen in the same way he loves Heskey he'd be in there with a rubber stamp. Managers are keen on some players and less so on others. But when I look at Owen I can't hand on heart say he is playing to the top of his game at the moment - and if Manchester United fans write in and say that he is then I don't know anything about football. He doesn't merit a place at the moment, but that's not to say I don't think he should go to the World Cup. There's a long time until the end of the season where he might start playing at the top of the game, but at the moment I don't see the Owen of old who would create chances or take all the chances that come along. I see him searching - and at the moment I'm willing him to do well because he's a good lad and has been a great player. At the moment he doesn't look like a Manchester United player and it's strange to see him in the shirt, but I think he will develop into that when the pressure is off him because he has class and quality. If he does that then he's still got a chance of going to the World Cup. If Owen starts banging in the goals every week and starts looking comfortable in a United shirt, there's no doubt he will go.