Ashley Cole has recovered from his hamstring injury to start. That one change apart, it is the team that beat Roma.

Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou will again supply the width with Nicolas Anelka up front against his former club.

John Terry equals Roy Bentley on 367 games, moving him equal 15th in the club's all-time list. Frank Lampard makes his 250th Premier League start for Chelsea.

Liverpool bring back Javier Mascherano in what looks like a 4-2-3-1 shape. He will play alongside Xabi Alonso with Steven Gerrard ahead. Robbie Keane has recovered from a midweek injury to lead the attack.

Chelsea will line-up in a 4-1-4-1 formation as follows:

1 Petr Cech
17 José Bosingwa
6 Ricardo Carvalho
26 John Terry (c)
3 Ashley Cole
12 John Mikel Obi
21 Salomon Kalou
20 Deco
8 Frank Lampard
15 Florent Malouda
39 Nicolas Anelka

Substitutes: 23 Carlo Cudicini, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 33 Alex, 35 Juliano Belletti, 17 Scott Sinclair, 9 Franco Di Santo.

Liverpool are expected to line-up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

Reina; Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Aurelio; Alonso, Mascherano; Kuyt, Gerrard (c), Riera; Keane.

Substitutes: Cavalieri, Dossena, Hyypia, Lucas, Pennant, Benayoun, Babel.

The referee is Howard Webb.

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