Chelsea Vs Manchester City Today At 5pm -

Ashley Cole is available again as
Chelsea take on Barclays Premier
League title rivals Manchester City
on Sunday.
The England left-back has been
absent with a rib problem, but is
expected to slot straight into the
side in place of Cesar Azpilicueta,
the right-back who played on the left
in Tuesday's Champions League
clash at Schalke.
Midfielder Marco van Ginkel, who is
out long-term with a knee injury, is
the only injury absentee.
Jose Mourinho is well aware his side
face a significant test of their title
ambitions but the Blues boss is
relaxed about the outcome of the
Stamford Bridge clash.
The contest is one of the most
eagerly awaited of the season so far,
pitting squads lavishly assembled by
Roman Abramovich and Abu Dhabi's
Sheikh Mansour, one of the few men
in the world with more disposable
cash than the Russian oligarch.
Chelsea are a point better off than
City after eight games and enter the
contest on the back of a seven-
match unbeaten run which has
included 14 goals in their last four
games.
"We have to play our game,"
Mourinho said.
"We are going to play our game and
let's see if our game is enough to
win against them.
"I just play every game the same
way. We want to win. To win is good,
to lose is not good.
"(But) in this moment, with the way
the Premier League is going week
after week, no result will put a team
in a great situation, no result will put
a team in a difficult situation.
"Every weekend somebody loses
points. Some weekends more than
one of the top teams lose points.
"The league is hard, so I don't think
at this stage, mid-October, one
game is going to be crucial.
"We have tests every week. It's a big
team, yes, it's a very good team, but
every match is a test and every
match is three points."
City captain Vincent Kompany is still
sidelined by a thigh problem but
midfielder Jack Rodwell is fit to be
involved.
Defender Martin Demichelis has
made progress from a knee injury
having not yet featured since his
summer arrival.
Midfielder Samir Nasri insists City
head into the fixture on a high after
back-to-back victories.
"Winning at West Ham and CSKA
means we will go into this game
with a lot more confidence," he said.
"It was important we started
winning away in the Premier League
but we know Chelsea won't be an
easy game.
"I think they are more complete than
they were last season - they are
always a threat, especially on their
own pitch and with Jose Mourinho
returning, that's even more the case
so we will have to be at our best if
we are to get a good result."
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webb in the centre of the field come on
sunday?...lets hear your views

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