Cole in Chelsea line-up

Defender Ashley Cole was included in the Chelsea line-up for the FA Cup quarter-final tie at Coventry.

The England player had received an £80 (€89) fixed penalty fine for being drunk and disorderly in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Michael Essien, who has been out of action for six months with knee ligament damage, was included among the Chelsea substitutes.

Long-serving defender Marcus Hall was recalled to the Coventry line-up in place of the injured Daniel Fox.

Striker Leon Best, who scored the winner against Blackburn in the fifth round, had shaken off a throat infection.