Midfielders Deco and Joe Cole will be replaced in the starting line-up by Michael Ballack and Salomon Kalou.
Right-back Branislav Ivanovic is expected to return to the squad after recovering from his injured knee.
However Michael Essien (knee), Ashley Cole (ankle), Ricardo Carvalho (ankle) and Jose Bosingwa (knee) are all sidelined
Blues (from): Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Kalou, Alex, Drogba, Malouda, Terry, Borini, Lampard, Mikel, Deco, Anelka, Zhirkov, J Cole, Belletti, Ballack, Kakuta, Sturridge, Ferreira, Bruma, Ivanovic.
Source: Team_Talk
