CHELSEA v Portsmouth: Didier Drogba giving Blues cause for concern

Chelsea have doubts about Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba for Wednesday night's Barclays Premier League clash with Portsmouth at Stamford Bridge. Drogba hurt his back in training on Tuesday and will have a late fitness test. Defender Alex and forward Salomon Kalou are both back in the squad after recovering from injury. Big loss: Drogba has been in fine form for Chelsea this seasonHowever, full-back Jose Bosingwa (knee) and Michael Essien (hamstring) remain long-term absentees while Ricardo Carvalho is rested. Provisional squad: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti, Alex, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Obi, Malouda, J Cole, Zhirkov, Drogba, Anelka, Kalou, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini.  CLICK HERE FOR THE MIDWEEK TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  

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