Blues hope for Cole return

Chelsea hope to have midfielder Joe Cole fit to face Bolton tomorrow but striker Didier Drogba is still out through suspension.

Cole missed last Sunday’s defeat by Arsenal in the Barclays Premier League after sustaining an ankle knock against Bordeaux in the Champions League.

Ricardo Carvalho (knee), Franco Di Santo (hamstring) and Juliano Belletti (ankle), along with long-term injury victim Michael Essien (knee), remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Alex, Terry, Ivanovic, Bridge, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, J Cole, Deco, Kalou, Malouda, Anelka, Stoch.