





We have been drawn to play away against Watford in the FA Cup fifth round.
The game reunites our former reserve team manager Brendan Rodgers with the Blues - he left for the managerial post at Vicarage Road in November.
The game will be played on the weekend of 14/15 February.
We met the Hornets at the third round stage in 2004, winning 4-0 at Stamford Bridge after a replay. We were eliminated by Watford at the fourth round stage in 1987, and were 5-1 winners in the semi-final en route to winning the competition back in 1970.
The full fifth round draw is:
Sheffield United v Hull City
Watford v Chelsea
West Ham v Middlesbrough
Sunderland or Blackburn v Coventry City
Derby County or Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Swansea City v Fulham
Liverpool or Everton v Doncaster or Aston Villa
Cardiff City or Arsenal v West Brom or Burnley
The skipper, 28, missed the weekend win over Stoke after aggravating his back in the warm-up.
Terry is desperate to play in Saturday’s fourth round but may not train until tomorrow.
The Blues have crucial Premier League games with Middlesbrough and Liverpool next week so boss Phil Scolari may rest Terry against Ipswich.
Meanwhile, Spaniards Villarreal are preparing a £9million bid for Chelsea winger Florent Malouda, 28.
Malouda has flopped despite a promising start after he signed from Lyon for £13.5m in July 2007.
Scolari received some good news yesterday when Terry, the captain, returned to training after missing the 2-1 win over Stoke. The centre half is expected to play in Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Ipswich Town at Stamford Bridge.
Didier Drogba is also likely to be recalled to face the Coca-Cola Championship club after he trained well again yesterday and suffered no ill effects from his troublesome right knee. The Ivory Coast striker has been omitted for Chelsea's past two matches but is determined to stay and fight for his place.
During 2008, Fabio Capello awarded caps to 35 players in ten games as England won eight, drew one and lost one. Today we look at Frank Lampard, winner of the England Player of the Year title in 2004 and 2005.
Age 30"I do play with minor knocks at times. I'm not saying I'm a Braveheart compared to others, but I do just get on with it."
"I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you do that and you have the ability, you'll come through."
"I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate."
Out of favour Chelsea striker Didier Drogba could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge if an acceptable offer is received.
Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari explained to setanta.com,
"Sell him? It’s my choice but I think if someone offers a lot of money, the club might accept it. He still trains very hard and could be in my side next week – but I make the decisions."
The Chelsea boss also insisted that this applied to all of his players and not just Drogba. He said: "If people offer money for my players, it’s down to the club to accept them."
Chelsea are ready to give Luiz Felipe Scolari the additional attacking threat that the manager believes he needs to fulfil the squad’s potential by launching a summer bid for Ángel Di María.
Scolari would prefer to sign the Benfica winger during this month’s transfer window because he is concerned about a lack of width in his side, but with the club reluctant to sanction any additional spending as they strive for self-sufficiency, the Brazilian has accepted that he must wait until the end of the season.
Scolari is in full agreement with Chelsea’s new policy of signing young players on modest wages with a potentially high resale value. He has identified Di María, 20, an Argentina international, as among the best of the next generation and made him one of his principal transfer targets. Benfica bought Di María from Rosário Central in July 2007 for ¤8 million (then about £5.4 million) and, after two good seasons in Portugal, his transfer value has increased to £15 million.
Di María has also attracted interest from Real Madrid, but Chelsea are confident that their links with his agent, Jorge Mendes, will help them to complete the deal. Mendes sprang to prominence through representing José Mourinho, the former Chelsea manager and now Inter Milan coach, and has become one of the most influential agents in Europe and South America, while retaining a close relationship with the London club.
Chelsea are planning an overhaul of their squad at the end of the season, regardless of what they win in the meantime. Di María made his name by helping Argentina to win the Under-20 World Cup in 2007 with a series of outstanding performances that alerted Benfica and elevated him to the full national squad. He has won two caps and scored the only goal in the gold-medal match against Nigeria at last year’s Olympics in Beijing.
Chelsea's shortage of wide players was highlighted when Robinho opted to join Manchester City last summer, with Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou likely to pay for their poor performances by being sold at the end of the season.
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