Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti hopes to have John Terry and Frank Lampard back in his line-up to help keep up their Premier League title charge against West Ham on Saturday.
The England stars missed the two international games in the last week, but have showed signs of recovering from injuries in time to be back in contention to play at Upton Park.
The two teams could not have had more different starts to the season. Chelsea have got maximum points, scored 14 goals and conceded none and are the early pace-setters in the Premier League, while the Hammers are rooted to the bottom with no points. The Premier League betting makes the away side strong favourites for the game.
Ancelotti knows a continuation of this strong start will be incredibly vital if Chelsea want to reclaim their Premier League title, and the return of Lampard and Terry would be a huge boost to the West London club.
With regards to Lampard, the Italian manager said the midfielder had surgery earlier this week and he has started training but "a decision" will have to be made about whether he plays.
"Terry didn't have surgery, but he used the last week to improve his hamstring. He will start to train with the squad this week and I think he will be able to play against West Ham," Ancelotti said.
Lampard recently sprung to the defence of Chelsea as many people have questioned whether their squad is too old to compete for the Premier League title.
There are a number of senior players among the first team squad but the 32-year-old midfielder said it was a "load of rubbish" hearing people claim they are past it and he was confident the players are more than capable of winning the Premier League title again.
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