Chelsea v Everton
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7172852.stmStamford Bridge
Tuesday 8 January
Semi-final first leg
Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Referee: Peter Walton
BBC coverage: BBC Sport website & BBC Radio 5 Live
Chelsea will be without Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou for the Carling Cup semi-final first leg because of the African Cup of Nations.
But Mikel John Obi could be available, Ricardo Carvalho returns after a ban, Ashley Cole is fit again and Petr Cech has an outside chance of being fit.
Everton wanted to play Steven Pienaar but were denied permission by Fifa.
Joseph Yobo hopes to be fit, while Tim Howard, Tim Cahill and Phil Neville return but Mikel Arteta is suspended.
News conference: Everton boss David Moyes
Provisional Chelsea squad: Cech, Hilario, Belletti, A Cole, J Cole, Ben-Haim, Alex, Carvalho, Bridge, Ferreira, Sidwell, Sinclair, Sahar, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro, Obi, Ballack.
Provisional Everton squad: Howard, Hibbert, Neville, Stubbs, Lescott, Yobo, Valente, Baines, Gravesen, Cahill, Carsley, McFadden, Johnson, Yakubu, Vaughan, Anichebe, Jagielka, Pienaar, Wessels.
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Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole:
"Any team losing Drogba, Essien and Kalou is going to find it tough, but we've got the players here. Claudio Pizarro is top class.
"It's not going to be easy, but it's a great challenge.
"Everton are a brilliant side. They held us to a draw at Stamford Bridge and have a great manager in David Moyes.
"It'll be tough, but we've got to go and win the game on Tuesday. It would be great to go to Goodison Park with any lead. If we did that it would put us in a healthy position."
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Everton captain Phil Neville:
"The FA Cup defeat [to Oldham] was a minor setback, but a lot of Premier League clubs had problems in the third round.
"We don't like losing and this season is not over by a long way. These things happen, we won't dwell on it, we will move on now and try to get to Wembley.
"Chelsea have not lost at home for a long while and Everton don't get to many finals, but my view is that we should go out and prove everyone wrong.
"To be the Everton captain that leads the side out at Wembley would probably be the best thing that has happened in my career.