Chelsea hopeful on Drogba and Sturridge

Didier Drogba and Daniel Sturridge are expected to be fit for Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League game at West Brom.

Drogba has shaken off the knee problem that forced him to miss the Ivory Coast’s friendly against Guinea, while Sturridge is expected to recover from the toe injury picked up in England’s defeat against Holland.

Captain John Terry is progressing well following minor knee surgery, while Jose Bosingwa remains a doubt with a hamstring strain.

Provisional squad: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Bertrand, Romeu, Mikel, Essien, Ramires, Lampard, Mata, Malouda, Meireles, Drogba, Torres, Sturridge, Kalou, Turnbull.