Going into the match vs Sunderland tomorrow night we have no new injury issues.
Yuri Zhirkov continues to be sidelined for a vague amount of time, with Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira remaining longer-term injury doubts.
Michael Mancienne's loan to Wolves (season-long) was confirmed prior to the weekends opening matches, meaning save higher profile transfers out, and in we hope, the squad will stay roughly as it is.
The stand-out performers vs Hull are headed inevitably by Didier Drogba. The Ivorian showed his best and his worst, but goals mean results and Dider delivered once again. A shocker for many Chelsea fans was Deco's impact on the match - it seems the diminutive Portuguese prefers the summer months in England and could be a decent bet to re-create some of his early season form from last year.
Lampard, on the other hand, had a mare by his standards. You wouldn't bet against Frank turning things round sharply against Sunderland, the same being the case with Anelka - who so spectacularly secured his Golden Boot in this match last season.
Likely starting lineup: Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Carvalho, A.Cole, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Malouda, Anelka, Drogba.
Bluetinted Picks: Lampard, Deco (as a sub) and Anelka.
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