Ashley Cole was tonight ruled out of Chelsea’s crunch Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.
Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo confirmed Cole would miss tomorrow’s Group E game with a hamstring injury picked up in Saturday’s Barclays Premier League draw at Swansea.
John Terry should return to lead the side after completing his four-match domestic racism ban, Juan Mata and David Luiz are expected to shake off knocks that sidelined them at the weekend, but Frank Lampard (calf) is now a major doubt for England’s friendly in Sweden next week.
Provisional squad: Cech, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta, Terry, Luiz, Cahill, Bertrand, Mikel, Romeu, Ramires, Mata, Oscar, Hazard, Moses, Marin, Torres, Sturridge, Turnbull.