Essien returns for Chelsea

Team news : Chelsea boss Avram Grant will be without grieving Frank Lampard for their Premier League showdown against Manchester…

Team news: Chelsea boss Avram Grant will be without grieving Frank Lampard for their Premier League showdown against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

Midfielder Lampard will miss the game following the death of his mother on Thursday.

Michael Essien, suspended for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, returns to the squad.

Alex Ferguson is hopeful Nemanja Vidic will be fit United look to wrap up a 10th Premier League title.

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Only a mathematical improbability will prevent United securing the title should they beat Avram Grant's men and the return of Vidic will be a major boost.

The Serb was rushed to hospital with a stomach complaint on Tuesday and missed the Champions League semi-final with Barcelona but he trained this morning and should be ready for tomorrow, with Ferguson promising a 'couple of changes', which could include the return of Ryan Giggs.

Chelsea  (from): Cech, Hilario, Ferreira, Belletti, Alex, Carvalho, Ben-Haim, Terry, A Cole, Bridge, Essien, Makelele, Mikel, Wright-Phillips, J Cole, Malouda, Shevchenko, Drogba, Kalou, Anelka, Sidwell, Pizarro.

Manchester United  (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Brown, Neville, Hargreaves, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Silvestre, Evra, O'Shea, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Anderson, Nani, Park, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez.