[Teams] Brentford vs Chelsea: Confirmed Line-ups
Chelsea play west London rivals Brentford in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday lunchtime and we have the team news.
The Blues continue the defence of their trophy at Griffin Park and will be clear favourites to progress against the League 1 side today.
Interim boss Rafa Benitez has handed a start to captain John Terry and he plays alongside Gary Cahill at the back. Fernando Torres is preferred to Demba Ba up top while Marko Marin also gets a rare start in midfield.
Ross Turnbull starts in goal while Ryan Bertrand also gets a start. Here are the confirmed line-ups for the game:
Brentford Team
Moore, Logan, Dean, Craig, Hodson, Douglas, Diagouraga, Donaldson, Forshaw, Forrester, Trotta.
Subs: Lee, Barron, Saunders, Adeyemi, Dallas, Reeves, Hayes
Chelsea Team
Turnbull, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Marin, Oscar, Bertrand, Torres.
Subs: Hilario, Azpilicueta, Ferreira, Ake, Benayoun, Mata, Ba.
Now we’ve got the line-ups, what’s your score prediction for the game?
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umar
January 27, 2013 at 11:40 am
Best of luck for the blues. But why does Benitez wants chelsea stay? Does he wants to reduce chelsea to point of no return? He has failed woefully and still want to carry on! Hope Abramovich will save Bridge of booing by sending him back to whence he came
Gabriel
January 27, 2013 at 11:44 am
Muluse fye BA fikala
richard. oluwatosin
January 27, 2013 at 11:56 am
Pls dere is no need of staying @ bridge,abi u want 2 ruin chelsea, bcs rafa I know ur plan and it wount work oooo, poor rafa!
Agbo Johnson Oche
January 27, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Rafa out, Rafa out. U are not our coach nd will never be. We don’t like u even u win trophy for us.
monday munga
January 27, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Is ok rafa u decided to stay , but did u have confdence to win trophy.