Avram Grant could be forced to turn to third-choice goalkeeper Hilario for the Boxing Day visit to Stamford Bridge of Aston Villa.Petr Cech sustained a side strain in yesterday's 1-0 victory at Blackburn, while Carlo Cudicini is out with a training-ground rib injury.

If Cech is forced out, Chelsea will be missing the spine of their team as John Terry and Didier Drogba remain on the sidelines with foot and knee injuries respectively.

Kick-off 1pm.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, A Cole, Carvalho, Alex, Ben-Haim, J Cole, Lampard, Essien, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Mikel, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro.

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