Fernando Torres and Salomon Kalou both start for Chelsea as they travel to Birmingham City in the FA Cup on Tuesday.
Frank Lampard takes his place on the bench, while Ashley Cole misses out through injury.
Birmingham, meanwhile, hand starts to Nikola Zigic and much-coveted youngster Nathan Redmond.
Birmingham City: Doyle; Spector, Davies, Ibanez, N'Daw; Redmond, Mutch, Gomis, Elliot; Rooney, Zigic
Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand; Ramires, Mikel, Meireles; Kalou, Torres, Mata