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John Terry is out injured so Paulo Ferreira will play as a centre-back.

The captain had a nerve problem in training yesterday that is leading to pain in a glut and hamstring muscle.

Nicolas Anelka returns to the starting line-up after injury with Salomon Kalou making way. Ramires replaces suspended Michael Essien.

On a youthful bench, Jacopo Sala, an 18-year-old Italian midfielder or wide player comes into the seven.

Sunderland make two changes. Phil Bardsley replaces Anton Ferdinand at left-back and Danny Welback comes into the side as Steve Bruce opts for two strikers.

Chelsea are expected to start in the following 4-3-3 formation:

1 Petr Cech

17 Jose Bosingwa

2 Branislav Ivanovic

19 Paulo Ferreira

3 Ashley Cole

7 Ramires

12 John Mikel Obi

18 Yury Zhirkov

39 Nicolas Anelka

11 Didier Drogba ©

15 Florent Malouda

Subs: 22 Ross Turnbull, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 38 Patrick van Aanholt, 46 Josh McEachran, 44 Gael Kakuta, 55 Jacopo Sala, 21 Salomon Kalou.

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Onuoha - Turner - Bramble - Bardsley

Henderson - Cattermole© - Richardson - Zenden

Welbeck - Gyan

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Zenden back at the Bridge

But that Sunderland team looks quite sharp. Gyan, Welbeck, Henderson & Richardson will be handful. Cattermole's developing a reputation for tackling hard to Mikel better be aware of him. But matching this up to our squad we should win this quite comfortably.

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Darren Bent (or even Gyan) on form just at this moment... either one will have a whale of a time against Ferreira, that's what I'm fearing!

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Zenden scored one of the 2 goals for Sunderland at the Bridge last season. Of course we won 7-2 that day :tiphat:

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