Carlo Ancelotti has selected a strong side for the quarter-final. Didier Drogba leads the attack with Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou in support.

Florent Malouda moves forward into midfield to take the place of suspended Michael Ballack with Frank Lampard moving to the right. Paulo Ferreira will play left-back with Alex coming in to the centre in place of Ricardo Carvalho.

Joe Cole is on the bench alongside the returning Deco. Patrick van Aanholt, the 19-year-old Dutch left-back recently returned from a month's loan at Newcastle is also among the subs.

John Terry's 445th game moves him to equal fifth in Chelsea's all-time appearances.

Stoke make two changes. Robert Huth moves from left-back to the centre of defence to cover for suspended Ryan Shawcross. The former Chelsea defender also takes the captain's armband.

Tuncay replaces Danny Pugh on the left of midfield.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation:

40 Hilario
2 Branislav Ivanovic
33 Alex
26 John Terry (c)
19 Paulo Ferreira
8 Frank Lampard
12 John Mikel Obi
15 Florent Malouda
39 Nicolas Anelka
21 Salomon Kalou
11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 52 Patrick van Aanholt, 24 Nemanja Matic, 44 Gael Kakuta, 20 Deco, 10 Joe Cole, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

Stoke are expected to line up in the following 4-4-2 formation:

Sorensen; Wilkinson, Ab. Faye, Huth (c), Collins; Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Tuncay; Sidibe, Fuller.

Substitutes: Simonsen, Lawrence, Davies, Moult, Am. Faye, Pugh, Kitson.

The referee is Martin Atkinson.

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