African trio boost Blues
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has been boosted by the availability of African trio Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel for tomorrow’s visit of Fulham.
Ancelotti had expected to be without all three as they prepare for the impending African Nations Cup but the Blues have managed to secure an agreement with their national teams to delay their departures until Tuesday.
Chelsea will still be without Nicolas Anelka (muscular), Michael Essien (hamstring) and Jose Bosingwa (knee) while Florent Malouda serves a one-game ban.
Provisional squad: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti, Alex, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, J Cole, Zhirkov, Drogba, Kalou, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini, Sturridge, Matic.
