Team news: Chelsea will have midfielder Michael Essien available after a one-match European ban for the Champions League semi-final, second leg against Liverpool tomorrow.

Ricardo Carvalho is ruled out with a knee problem, which could see Essien partnering John Terry at centre-back, while Michael Ballack has had an ankle operation which will rule him out for at least 10 days.

Didier Drogba is one yellow card away from missing a potential final in Athens if Chelsea can hold onto their first-leg lead, while it is expected that Khalid Boulahrouz could come into defence.

Liverpool expect to have full-back Steve Finnan back following the neck injury that has kept the Republic of Ireland full-back sidelined recently.

Finnan has missed the last four matches, although on Saturday at Portsmouth he was officially rested as boss Rafael Benitez made seven changes from the side which lost at Stamford Bridge in the first leg.

Those seven - Jose Reina, Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano, Dirk Kuyt and John Arne Riise - all look certain to start, while Benitez will also consider using Peter Crouch in the starting XI.

Provisional Liverpool squad: Reina, Finnan, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Pennant, Zenden, Bellamy, Kuyt, Mascherano, Crouch, Dudek, Gonzalez.

Provisional Chelsea squad: Cech, A Cole, Makelele, Terry, Essien, Ferreira, Boulahrouz, Shevchenko, Lampard, J Cole, Drogba, Mikel, Geremi, Bridge, Wright-Phillips, Diarra, Kalou, Cudicini.