Norwich will be without Ritchie De Laet, whose season-long loan from Manchester United has been cancelled.
Back-up keeper Declan Rudd is out with an ankle injury, so 19-year-old Jed Steer will again be a substitute.
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has hinted that new signing Gary Cahill will begin on the bench at Carrow Road.
Branislav Ivanovic and Michael Essien are fit, but John Obi Mikel remains out, while Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou are at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Eleven points is the key margin for both sides ahead of Chelsea's first visit to Norwich in nearly seven years. It's how far Norwich are away from the relegation places, and how far Chelsea are from the title pace being set by Manchester City.
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