Malouda a doubt for Blues

Florent Malouda is doubtful for Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League game against Sunderland tomorrow.

The winger picked up a knock in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Portsmouth and failed to train on Wednesday or Thursday.

Daniel Sturridge and John Terry have both been passed fit but the game comes a week too soon for Michael Essien (knee), Branislav Ivanovic and John Obi Mikel (both hamstring), while Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou are on African Nations Cup duty.

Provisional squad: Cech, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Terry, Luiz, Hutchinson, Cole, Romeu, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran, Mata, Malouda, Meireles, Torres, Sturridge, Lukaku, Turnbull.