Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell is set to play after having the red card he was shown against Liverpool rescinded but the Toffees will be without Dutch defender Johnny Heitinga and striker Victor Anichebe. Boss David Moyes could hand teen sensation Ross Barkley another chance to impress. Tim Cahill and Louis Saha could return to the Everton starting line-up with Moyes set to make changes to his side.
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas will be unable to call on suspended trio Didier Drogba, Jose Bosingwa and Ashley Cole, the former two having been sent off and the latter picking up a fifth yellow card of the season against QPR at the weekend. But Fernando Torres is again available for selection having served his three-match suspension for his red card against Swansea. The likes of Romelu Lukaku, Josh McEachran, Oriol Romeu, Ryan Bertrand, Salomon Kalou, Florent Malouda, Alex and Paulo Ferreira will all be expecting to feature at Goodison Park.
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MANAGER QUOTES
David Moyes: “This result (the 3-1 win over Fulham) doesn’t change what we are aiming for. But if you look back at our history we have tended to get better the longer the season goes on and I’m hoping that will be the case again.”
Andre Vilas-Boas: “I’m not happy with the difference of treatment (by the referee in Sunday’s defeat to QPR). I don’t think the same treatment was applied. The ref was poor, very very poor. Conspiracy theories can lead to bans, lead to you calling us cry babies. We’re not. But it keeps happening.”
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