TEAM NEWS: CHELSEA V TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Gary Cahill, Oscar and Fernando Torres return to the starting line-up.

With David Luiz back in midfield in place of Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic will partner Cahill in central defence. Oscar comes in for Victor Moses.

There is no Mousa Dembele for Spurs so Scott Parker returns to their midfield with Lewis Holtby replacing Clint Dempsey. Emmanuel Adebayor is preferred to Jermain Defoe up front.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

1 Petr Cech (c)
28 Cesar Azpilicueta
24 Gary Cahill
2 Branislav Ivanovic
3 Ashley Cole
7 Ramires
4 David Luiz
17 Eden Hazard
10 Juan Mata
11 Oscar
9 Fernando Torres

Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 26 John Terry, 57 Nathan Ake, 8 Frank Lampard, 30 Yossi Benayoun, 13 Victor Moses, 29 Demba Ba.

Spurs are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

Lloris; Walker, Dawson (c), Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Huddlestone, Parker; Lennon, Bale, Holtby; Adebayor.

Substitutues: Friedel, Naughton, Caulker, Sigurdsson, Carroll, Dempsey, Defoe.

The referee is Mike Dean.

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