In accordance with new Premier League rules for this season, a squad list has today been submitted. The squad can be up to 25 players and if the full 25 are named, eight must be classed as 'home-grown'. A reduced squad can be submitted if a club does not have eight falling into that category. A home-grown player is one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Welsh Football Association for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21). In addition to the 25-man named squad, clubs can use an unlimited number of players aged 21 or under. An Under 21 player is defined as one who has been born on or after 1 January 1989. These rules cover league games only. Chelsea's submitted squad is (19 players) 1. CECH, Petr 2. IVANOVIC, Branislav 3. COLE, Ashley 5. ESSIEN, Michael 7. RAMIRES 8. LAMPARD, Frank 10. BENAYOUN, Yossi 11. Drogba, Didier 12. MIKEL, John Obi 15. MALOUDA, Florent 17. BOSINGWA, Jose 18. ZHIRKOV, Yury 19. FERREIRA, Paulo 21. KALOU, Salomon 22. TURNBULL, Ross 26. TERRY, John 33. ALEX 39. ANELKA, Nicolas 40. HILARIO, Henrique Our Under 21 players who currently have a squad number are (6 players): 23. STURRIDGE, Daniel 38. VAN AANHOLT, Patrick 43. BRUMA, Jeffrey 44. KAKUTA, Gael 45. BORINI, Fabio 46. McEACHRAN, Josh Only in exceptional circumstances can the squad be changed before the January transfer window, apart from the addition of players not under contract to another club. http://www.chelseafc...2142168,00.html