Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1 (Man Utd win 3-0 on pens)

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will gamble on Mikel Jon Obi in the pivotal midfield holding role as his side take on Valencia in the Champions League quarterfinal tonight.

Substitute Salomon Kalou scored in injury time to keep Chelsea’s Barclays Premiership hopes alive as they moved back to within six points of leaders Manchester United.

CHELSEA and Arsenal have both been hit with a £100,000 (€147,000) fine for the melee which marred the end of the Carling Cup final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

JOSE MOURINHO will rotate his squad out of choice for the first time this season when they look to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup with victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane tonight.

Jose Mourinho insists Michael Essien has a ’chance’ of being fit for tomorrow night’s FA Cup replay against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Chelsea have been given another injury scare on the eve of tomorrow night’s Barclays Premiership clash at Manchester City after Andriy Shevchenko limped out of training.

FRANK LAMPARD is still waiting for a fresh contract offer from Chelsea but wants to concentrate on the club’s bid for a quadruple before sorting out his future.

Michael Ballack earned Chelsea a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a late winner at Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA will almost certainly escape a massive fine despite admitting a Football Association charge of failing to control their players.

Chelsea have admitted a Football Association charge of failing to control their players following the injury-time brawl which marred last weekend’s Carling Cup final.

ARSENAL were last night left counting the cost of losing their composure during the closing stages of the Carling Cup final as Emmanuel Adebayor’s red card was upheld and defender Emmanuel Eboue was charged by the FA for his part in the brawl at the Millennium Stadium.

The Football Association have received appeals for wrongful dismissal from Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Jon Obi, both of whom were sent off in yesterday’s Carling Cup final alongside Gunners defender Kolo Toure.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has apologised for his part in the Carling Cup melee – and hopes The Football Association will show leniency once they have reviewed video evidence of the incident at the Millennium Stadium.

The Football Association will await the arrival of Howard Webb’s official report into yesterday’s Carling Cup Final before deciding whether to take further action over the brawl which saw three players sent off.

Arsene Wenger admitted the mass brawl at the end of the Carling Cup final had taken the shine off a decent contest – and accepted repercussions looked inevitable.

Three players were sent off as Chelsea came from behind to win the Carling Cup for the second time in three years – but skipper John Terry was not around to lift the trophy after being taken to hospital following a sickening kick in the head.

Two goals from in-form Ivorian striker Didier Drogba earned Chelsea their second Carling Cup triumph in three years at Cardiff’s Millennium stadium as they defeated Arsenal 2-1.

Chelsea captain John Terry will miss the Carling Cup final but should be fit enough for England’s World Cup qualifiers against Israel and Andorra next month.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho confirmed captain John Terry is out of the Carling Cup Final on Sunday.

Andriy Shevchenko’s 58th European goal could prove vital to Chelsea’s continued progress in the Champions League but they were left with a major concern over the fitness of captain John Terry ahead of Sunday’s Carling Cup final.

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho is set to return for tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round clash against Norwich at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea welcomed back captain John Terry for his first start since December 13 but the champions lost his central defensive partner Ricardo Carvalho through illness.

Chelsea were still waiting for the results of scans on Michael Ballack’s injured thigh today after the German captain became their latest injury casualty.

Chelsea kept up their quest for glory on four fronts with an emphatic FA Cup success over Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on a day when coach Jose Mourinho insisted he was not planning to quit the club.

Chelsea eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable victory over Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s Mikel Jon Obi is ready to play anywhere against Wycombe tonight in a bid to help Jose Mourinho’s injury-ravaged Blues reach the Carling Cup final.

Jose Mourinho is without veteran France midfielder Claude Makelele for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership match against Liverpool at Anfield.

Jose Mourinho’s failure publicly to commit himself to the club beyond the end of this season will have alarmed even the most ardent Chelsea fan.

JERMAINE EASTER’S late strike embarrassed Chelsea and earned Wycombe a memorable draw in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Adams Park.

Jermaine Easter’s late strike embarrassed Chelsea and earned Wycombe a memorable draw in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Adams Park.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho watched his side demolish Coca-Cola League Two minnows Macclesfield in the FA Cup and then admitted he will be without a single central defender for the Carling Cup semi-final with Wycombe.

Jose Mourinho was delighted with the fighting qualities demonstrated by his depleted Chelsea side as they overcame a first-half shock to kill-off Macclesfield’s hopes of causing one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will rest a few of his first-team players against Macclesfield in the FA Cup third-round tie at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

Werder Bremen 1 Chelsea 0

Hilario is expected to continue in goal for Chelsea for the Carling Cup third-round tie at Blackburn in the absence of Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini.

Reading 0 Chelsea 1

Mikel Jon Obi hopes to make his first Barclays Premiership start for Chelsea against Aston Villa.