Michael Essien and Paulo Ferreira formed a makeshift central defensive pair and Bridge an unorthodox winger due to a selection crisis at Stamford Bridge.

• 埃辛和费雷拉临时搭档中卫，像上次在斯坦福桥临危受命一样（对埃弗顿），布里奇出人意料的出任左边前卫。