Jay Bothroyd wears the captain's armband at Stamford Bridge whilst Gavin Rae and Mark Kennedy pass late fitness tests to make the starting eleven.

Aaron Wildig starts alongside Rae in midfield, the two replacing the injured Stephen McPhail and Darcy Blake who started against Peterborough in midweek. Dave Jones names an otherwise unchanged eleven.

Cardiff City team to face Chelsea: Marshall, McNaughton, Kennedy, Rae, Gyepes, Whittingham, Chopra, Bothroyd (c), Burke, Gerrard, Wildig. Subs: Enckelman, Quinn, Taiwo, Blake, Feeney, Matthews, McCormack.

Chelsea: Hilario, Carvalho, Lampard (c), Cole, Drogba, Mikel, Ballack, Zhirkov, Ferreira, Sturridge, Alex. Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Malouda, Kalou, Matic, Bruma, Borini.

Full match report to follow.