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Chelsea - Brentford Preview: Blues look to secure cup progress after rescuing replay in fourth round
The Bees were denied a place in the fifth round by Fernando Torres' late goal at Griffin Park leaving the League One side with a tough task at Stamford Bridge in the replayCHELSEA: Cech, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Marin, Mata, Oscar, Ba
BRENTFORD: Moore, Hodson, Craig, Dean, Barron, Forshaw, Douglas, Diagouraga, Forrester, Donaldson, Trotta
John Terry (knee) could return for Sunday's FA Cup replay against Brentford despite suffering a setback with his injury.
The Chelsea skipper travelled to Prague in the Europa League with the rest of the squad after missing the win over Wigan with inflammation on his knee, and was expected to figure against Sparta, only to be kept on the bench.
Ashley Cole also missed the midweek tie with a cold and is expected to replace Ryan Bertrand at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel could feature after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Nigeria. Apart from that, Rafa Benitez has no fresh injury concerns.
Brentford boss Uwe Rosler is without Farid El Alagui (knee) and Kevin O'Connor (ankle) who remain on the sidelines with long-term injuries.
Excluding those two absentees, the Bees' manager has a full-strength side to select from