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| Late deal sees Chelsea's African trio available to face Fulham • Drogba, Kalou and Mikel all in squad to face Fulham• Players delay departure for African Cup of NationsDidier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Mikel John Obi will all be available for Chelsea's match against Fulham at Stamford Bridge after their respective national teams agreed to allow the three players to delay their departure for the African Cup of Nations.Chelsea's manager, Carlo Ancelotti, had expected to be without all three but the Blues have managed to secure an agreement with both Ivory Coast (Drogba and Kalou) and Nigeria (Mikel) to change the players' departure day to Tuesday.Chelsea will still be without Nicolas Anelka (muscular), Michael Essien (hamstring) and José Bosingwa (knee) while Florent Malouda will serve a one-game ban."Drogba and Kalou will also play against Fulham and join their national team on 29 December," confirmed the Chelsea coach, Carlo Ancelotti."We asked their national team and the coach and he agreed with us that they could stay. Anelka cannot play against Fulham but he will play the first game in the new year."Chelsea provisional squad: Cech, Hilário, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti, Alex, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, J Cole, Zhirkov, Drogba, Kalou, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini, Sturridge, Matic.ChelseaPremier LeagueNigeria football teamIvory CoastAfrican Nations Cupguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
West Bromwich Albion 1 Nottingham Forest 3: match report Billy Davies' side extended their unbeaten run of games to 18, taking them to second place in the league in the process. telegraph.co.uk |
Mozambique 2 Benin 2: match report Goncalves Fumo took advantage of a goalkeeping howler to salvage an unlikely draw for Mozambique. telegraph.co.uk |
Rooney nets 4 for Man United Wayne Rooney scored four goals Saturday to send Manchester United top of the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Hull. cbc.ca |
Michael Dawson earns new Tottenham contract Harry Redknapp allows Giovani dos Santos to join Galatasaray on loan and agrees new five-year contract with Michael Dawson. telegraph.co.uk |