Tapi para pemain mereka Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou dan John Obi Mikel sedang bertugas di Piala Afrika sementara John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack dan Andriy Shevchenko semuanya masih cedera dan diperkirakan akan absen Sabtu.
However, they have Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel at the African Nations Cup while John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko all have injuries and are expected to miss out on Saturday.