Birmingham City v CHELSEA: Carlo Ancelotti has to make do without Nicolas Anelka

Chelsea will be without striker Nicolas Anelka for both their Christmasgames, against Birmingham on Boxing Day and Fulham on Monday.Anelka misses out with a muscle problem while Didier Drogba andSalomon Kalou look set to miss the game against Fulham to link up withthe Ivory Coast ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations next month. Out of action: Nicolas Anelka (left) will miss the trip to BirminghamMichael Essien (hamstring) and Jose Bosingwa (knee) have long-term injuries.Provisional squad: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti,Alex, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Obi, Malouda, J Cole,Zhirkov, Drogba, Kalou, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini, Sturridge, Matic.CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  

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