Barclays Premier League 2010/11: West Ham United v Chelsea live from Upton Park
LIVE at ESPN Channel 812
SAT 11-Sep 21:55
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| In and Out:John Terry will return to captain the Blues while Lampard is out |
Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder Frank Lampard will miss Saturday's match against former club West Ham United after failing to recover from hernia surgery in time.Lampard's absence is softened by the return of captain John Terry, who like Lampard, missed England's Euro 2012 qualifying victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland.
Terry has managed to recover from the hamstring problem that forced him to pull out of the England squad."John is available to play tomorrow," said Ancelotti. "Lampard needs to have more time to rest. He trained with us this week and has done very well, but he needs to have more time. Maybe he'll be involved in the Champions League next week but not tomorrow.
"I think these players needed to have a rest because they had problems. Terry resolved this problem during the two weeks. Lampard had to have the surgery. He did very well because, in seven days, he was able to train again. But obviously we want to give him more time to recover 100%."
TEAMS:
Chelsea (Possible, 4-3-3): Cech; Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Ramires Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.
West Ham United(Possible, 4-4-2): Green, Upson, Ben Haim, Jacobsen, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Behrami,
Dyer, Obinna, Cole
Referee: C Foy
Referee: C Foy
Last season West Ham 1 Chelsea 1
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