Blues missing key men

Chelsea will be without Andriy Shevchenko (hernia), Michael Ballack (ankle), Didier Drogba (ankle), Ricardo Carvalho (knee), Arjen Robben (knee) and Scott Sinclair (metatarsal) for Sunday’s visit of Everton.

The injury list means coach Jose Mourinho will once again rely on the bulk of the squad that drew with Manchester United in midweek as Chelsea look to take their unbeaten home sequence to a record-busting 63 games.