Kinnear expects Joe Cole to play on the right wing for Chelsea, and he is yet to decide who is the man to stop him.

Jose Enrique has lined up at left-back for the last four games, but the 22-year-old was found wanting in the home draw against Wigan Athletic last Saturday.

Kinnear – without the injured Steven Taylor – could either play winger Charles N'Zogbia at full-back, or switch Sebastien Bassong from the centre of defence and bring error-prone Cacapa back into his side.

"I don't think Enrique had the best of games – that's why I took him off," Kinnear told the Gazette.

"It's an area we have to address. You have to monitor them as the week progresses, and look what we're playing against.

"You could either change the two centre-halves, and put one of them at left-back, or bring Cacapa or Charles N'Zogbia in. There's only two options for me.

"Charles has got one thing in his locker – he's brilliant at going forward – but you have to worry about the other end.

"It's a difficult decision, and I have to make the right one.

"If I knew what strikers Chelsea would play, then that would be helpful. I could be looking at who would be best at coping with Joe Cole."