Chelsea without injured stars

Chelsea will be without Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Deco against Wolves.

Chelsea will be without Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Deco against Wolves.

Drogba is back in training after the rib injury he received against Manchester United but will be out for another week while Ballack (knee) should be back for the Champions League match against Porto on Wednesday.

Lampard (thigh) is expected to be out for three weeks.

Youngsters Fabio Borini, Nemanja Matic and Gael Kakuta are all expected to feature from the bench against Wolves.

Team (from): Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Alex, A Cole, Essien, J Cole, Anelka, Kalou, Borini, Matic, Kakuta, Hilario, Ferreira, Mikel Obi, Malouda.

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