Petit overcomes injury to face Arsenal

Emanuel Petit has recovered from a calf injury and will play for Chelsea in their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Arsenal…

Emanuel Petit has recovered from a calf injury and will play for Chelsea in their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

The Frenchman missed Saturday's 5-0 demolition of Manchester City.

Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has no other injury worries.

Provisional squad: Cudicini, Melchiot, Terry, Gallas, Le Saux, Stanich, Lampard, Morris, Zola, Hasselbaink, Gudjohnsen, Zenden, Petit, De Lucas, Cole, de Goey.

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