Chelsea will be without centre forward Didier Drogba, who is suspended following his sending-off against QPR.

His absence means Fernando Torres could return to the starting XI after the Spaniard completed a three-game ban for a red card against Swansea.

Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen should be fit for a first Premier League appearance since August.

Fellow defender Carl Jenkinson faces a late fitness test but Kieran Gibbs is still unavailable.