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Joe Cole begins his first league game since 11 January but there is no Ashley Cole.

The left-back has not recovered from a knock on his knee midweek so Branislav Ivanovic looks set to fill in with Juliano Belletti remaining at right-back.

Ricardo Carvalho returns, as does Didier Drogba. Salomon Kalou, despite his two Champions League goals on Wednesday, returns to the bench.

Blackburn are much changed. Not only is Franco Di Santoineligible, their other main attacker recently, David Dunn, is missingso El-Hadji Diouf moves from the wing up front and Jason Roberts comesinto the side.

There is a recall for Brett Emerton on the right and at the back,Christopher Samba and Pascal Chimbonda are replaced by Gael Givet andMartin Olsson.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation:

1 Petr Cech

35 Juliano Belletti

6 Ricardo Carvalho

26 John Terry ©

2 Branislav Ivanovic

5 Michael Essien

8 Frank Lampard

12 Michael Ballack

10 Joe Cole

39 Nicolas Anelka

11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 15 Florent Malouda, 20 Deco, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

Blackburn are expected to line up in the following 4-4-1-1 formation:

Robinson; Jacobsen, Givet, Nelsen ©, Olsson; Emerton, Andrews, N'Zonzi, Pedersen; Diouf; Roberts.

Substitutes: Brown, Jones, Salgado, Hoilett, Kalinic, Ried, McCarthy.

The referee is Alan Wiley

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Why not play Paulo left-back?

Also pleased David Dunn is missing for Rovers; by some distance he has been their best player so far this season, the majority of their goals have been scored through invention and influence on the midfield.

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Expected Lineup:

Cech

Ivanovic

Carvalho

Terry

A Cole

Essien

Ballack

Lampard

Deco

Anelka

Drogba

Source: Daily Mail

Mail prediction: Chelsea 3-1 Blackburn (Telegraph says 5-0)

I hope we keep the same back 4 as against Madrid + hope JC gets a run out!

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Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation:

1 Petr Cech

35 Juliano Belletti

6 Ricardo Carvalho

26 John Terry ©

2 Branislav Ivanovic

5 Michael Essien

8 Frank Lampard

12 Michael Ballack

10 Joe Cole

39 Nicolas Anelka

11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes:40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 15 Florent Malouda, 20Deco, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

Blackburn are expected to line up in the following 4-4-1-1 formation:

Robinson; Jacobsen, Givet, Nelsen ©, Olsson; Emerton, Andrews, N'Zonzi, Pedersen; Diouf; Roberts.

Substitutes: Brown, Jones, Salgado, Hoilett, Kalinic, Ried, McCarthy.

The referee is Alan Wiley

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