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Team news: Chelsea v Sunderland

/noticias.info/ John Terry is fit to resume having missed no Chelsea games since his knee injury at Tottenham. There is more good news with the presence of injury doubt Asier Del Horno. Joe Cole and Damien Duff, who suffered knocks in the internationals make the bench.



Hernán Crespo, who injured a groin muscle at White Hart Lane is another who has recovered quickly. He will lead today’s attack. However Claude Makelele is unavailable — Michael Essien taking over the holding midfield role.


Paulo Ferreira is rested so there is a first Premiership game of the season for Gérémi at right-back.


Sunderland give debuts to French midfielder Christian Bassila and left-back Justin Hoyte, on loan from Arsenal.



Chelsea will line-up in a 4-3-3 formation as follows:



1 Petr Cech

14 Gérémi

13 William Gallas

26 John Terry (c)

3 Asier Del Horno

22 Eidur Gudjohnsen

5 Michael Essien

8 Frank Lampard (c)

24 Shaun Wright-Phillips

9 Hernán Crespo

16 Arjen Robben



Substitutes: 23 Carlo Cudicini, 29 Robert Huth, 6 Ricardo Carvalho, 15 Didier Drogba.



Sunderland are expected to line-up in a 4-5-1 formation as follows:



Davis; Nosworthy, Breen, Stubbs, Hoyte; Elliott, Miller, Bassila, Whitehead, Arca; Stead.



Subs: Alnwick, Robinson, Le Tallec, Gray, Welsh.



The referee is Mike Dean. notas_de_prensa_archivo