ALL THE MIDWEEK BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE AND CARLING CUP TEAM NEWS

WEDNESDAYPREMIER LEAGUEAston Villa v ArsenalBlackburn v Wigan (8pm)Chelsea v BirminghamEverton v Sunderland (8pm)CARLING CUPMan United v Man City (8pm)All matches 7.45pm unless statedCHELSEA v BirminghamJoe Cole will return to the Chelsea side for the Barclays Premier League clash against Birmingham at Stamford Bridge.   TheEngland midfielder was left out of the starting line-up against Prestonin the FA Cup at the weekend along with goalkeeper Petr Cech, who alsoreturns.   Ricardo Carvalho replaces Alex in defence while Ashley Cole is back after missing the Preston game with an ankle knock. Juliano Belletti is out for a month with a knee injury while MichaelEssien is sidelined for six weeks with a similar complaint.   StrikersDidier Drogba and Salomon Kalou return on Wednesday from Africa Cup ofNations duty with the Ivory Coast but are not included in the squad. John Mikel Obi remains in Angola with Nigeria.   Squad:Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Ballack,Deco, Lampard, J Cole, Malouda, Anelka, Sturridge, Borini, Ferreira,Bruma, Alex, Zhirkov, Kakuta. No ordinary Joe: Cole (right) played just under half an hour against Preston  CHELSEA FC

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