Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit faces another month on the sidelines after today suffering a setback on his knee injury.

Chelsea 3 MSK Zilina 0 (Chelsea win 5-0 on aggregate)

Chelsea 3 MSK Zilina 0 (Chelsea win 5-0 on aggregate)

Chelsea 5 Manchester City 0

West Brom 0

West Brom 0 Chelsea 2

Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri may decide to face Arsenal without Marcel Desailly, Emmanuel Petit and Graeme Le Saux in the FA Cup quarter-final at Highbury tomorrow even though all three are in the squad after recovering from injuries.

Chelsea showed they have added grit to their glamorous image and are reaping the rewards in the process.

Chelsea’s Italian star Gianfranco Zola could miss Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round tie at Stoke – just hours after becoming a father for the third time.

Claudio Ranieri has cranked his men up for a revenge mission against Leeds tonight as the Blues look to cling onto Arsenal’s coat-tails in the race for the title.

John Terry is set to captain Chelsea tomorrow when they face the tricky task of visiting Third Division giant-killers Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fourth round.

Mario Melchiot and Mario Stanic have been ruled out of Chelsea’s bid to revive their Premiership season against Charlton tomorrow.

Chelsea midfielder Mario Stanic is awaiting the results of a scan on his knee to determine if he can play against Charlton this weekend.

FRANK LAMPARD branded Middlesbrough striker Dean Windass a “wind-up” merchant — but said football needs characters like him.

Frank Lampard branded Middlesbrough striker Dean Windass a “wind-up” merchant – but said football needs characters like him.

Chelsea 1 Middlesbrough 0

Giovanni van Bronckhorst declared Arsenal’s sights were firmly set on the Treble after starting the new year in perfect fashion by inflicting a significant blow on title rivals Chelsea.

Arsenal 3 Chelsea 2

An amazing five-minute spell has seen Arsenal and Chelsea trade four goals.

James Milner added to his new-found burgeoning reputation with a goal to remember as Leeds ended title-chasing Chelsea’s unbeaten run with a first Elland Road win for more than three months.

Eidur Gudjohnsen inspired the victory over Aston Villa which cranked up Chelsea‘s title challenge up a gear.

Manchester United 1

First half goals from Mario Stanic and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had given Chelsea a commanding lead before Gary Naysmith replied for Everton, who tasted defeat for their third match in a row.

Gary Naysmith gave Everton a lifeline with a goal two minutes from half-time after Mario Stanic and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had given Chelsea a commanding two-goal lead at Goodison Park.

Chelsea 4 Everton 1

Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri is facing an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow‘s Premiership clash at Manchester City.

Chelsea looked assured in the opening stages of their Premiership match with Liverpool with Marcel Desailly marshalling their defence.

Chelsea’s shamed stars have pledged to make amends for their bitter humiliation last season in the UEFA Cup by going all the way this time in Europe’s second tier tournament.

Eidur Gudjohnsen headed his first goal of the season and Gianfranco Zola claimed his fifth from a wickedly deflected free-kick as Chelsea twice breached the Newcastle defence in the first 25 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Blackburn 2, Chelsea 3

Blackburn 2 Chelsea 3

Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1

The Premiership’s fixture schedule has again come under fire - this time for potentially wrecking Freddie Ljungberg’s World Cup hopes.

The Premiership’s fixture schedule has again come under fire - this time for potentially wrecking Freddie Ljungberg’s World Cup hopes.

Young striker Carlton Cole scored on his first senior start to put Chelsea on their way against Middlesbrough.

HT Blackburn 0 Chelsea 0

Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini completed a hat-trick of penalty saves this season as he contrived to ensure that Ipswich's relegation plight deepened at Portman Road.

Emmanuel Petit grabbed a late winner for 10-man Chelsea to keep the Blues Champions League hopes alive and send Derby plunging towards the Nationwide League.

Vladimir Smicer cracked home a magnificent volley in injury-time as Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 at Anfield.

Emmanuel Petit insisted Chelsea must not give up hope of a Champions League place as he warned Tottenham to expect no respite tonight from last weekend’s heavy FA Cup defeat.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's 90th minute winner - his 22nd strike of the season - could be the goal that knocks the stuffing out of Dave Bassett's fighting Foxes.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen smashed home two goals apiece as Chelsea beat 10-man West Ham 5-1.

Boudewijn Zenden returns to the Chelsea squad for the trip to Bolton after recovering from a hamstring injury.