An Justin Bailey Men Jersey injury-plagued Portsmouth will face a strong Chelsea side this evening, as the two sides meet at Fratton Park in the third round of the Carling Cup.After ahumiliating 6-0 lo s at the weekend to Manchester City, Pompey will be looking to restore some city pride. Although, they know that it will be an even tougher task,with10 squad memberssuffering from injury.Pompey will be without Jermain Defoe,Papa Bouba Diop, Sol Campbell, Sean Davis, Evander Kane Men Jersey David Nugent and most notably La sana Diarra.Diarrahas been a key player for the Blues this season and scored Pompeys first ever European goal. It is believed that his injury is not as bad as first thought and should be available for selection soon.Chelsea on the other-hand will also be without key players as Deco (thigh) and Ricardo Carvalho Jason Pominville Jersey (knee)join Michael E sien (knee) in the treatment room.However, it is expected thatGerman international Michael Ballack andstriker Didier Drogba will play a Pierre Turgeon Women Jersey part in this evenings fixture. Both are currently short on match fitne s.Nigerianduo, John Utaka and Nwankwo Kanu are expected to lead Pompeys front line with former Liverpool striker, Peter Crouchbeing given a rest and a place on the bench.Richard Hughes, Arnold Mvuemba, Glen Little and Younes Kaboul areall expected to makean appearance this evening as well.Coverage of the game can be found on BBC Radio Solent on 96.1FM and on BBC FiveLive Sports Sam Reinhart Women Jersey Extra.Match report to follow later
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