GAME: Guess The Tinkerman's Line-up

Last updated : 03 December 2003 By Rob Cooper

Premiership pace setters Chelsea visit the Madejski Stadium tomorrow night for a Carling Cup Fourth Round tie against Reading.

Sandwiched between games against Manchester United and Leeds one would think that tomorrow's match holds little importance to the free-spending Blues.

However, Claudio Ranieri fielded a virtually full strength team against lowly Notts County in the last round so perhaps he will look to put out a strong team again? Who knows.

With £111m worth of newly-purchased talent at his disposal, in addition to the players that finished in Fourth place in the Premiership last season, Roman Abramovich's army have no shortage of options available to them.

Normally, along with the match previews comes a probable team line-up. But knowing Ranieri is going to tinker, my guess at Chelsea's line up is as good as yours.

I'll start the ball rolling with my predicted Chelsea line-up but you can have a go at one too.

Simply select eleven players from the following matchday squad:

Cudicini, Melchiot, Terry, Bridge, Gallas, Desailly, Makelele, Babayaro, Lampard, Cole, Duff, Gudjohnsen, Hasselbaink, Mutu, Geremi, Crespo, Gronkjaer, Stanic, Johnson, Ambrosio

Once you have selected your team e-mail me and I will put your predicted line-up online.

Rob Cooper's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Bridge - Terry - Desially - Babayaro
Gronkjaer - Cole - Stanic - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Mutu

Alex Atack's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Melchiot - Gallas - Desially - Johnson
Duff - Makelele - Stanic - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Crespo

Blu Moon from Malta's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Babayaro - Terry - Desially - Johnson
Gronkjaer - Cole - Stanic - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Crespo

Lee Grant's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Babayaro - Gallas - Desially - Johnson
Gronkjaer - Cole - Lampard - Makelele
Hasselbaink - Mutu

Ross Hannan's Predicted Line-Up:

Cudicini
Melchiot - Terry - Desially - Babayaro
Gronkjaer - Cole - Stanic - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Crespo

Gary Wilson's Predicted Line-Up:

Cudicini
Babayaro - Huth - Desially - Johnson
Gronkjaer - Cole - Stanic - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Gudjohnsen

Professor Robert Dottin of New York's Predicted Line-Up:

Cudicini
Bridge - Melchiot - Desially - Babayaro
Duff - Lampard - Makelele - Geremi
Hasselbaink - Gudjohnsen

Ashley Grimmer's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Johnson - Bridge - Melchiot - Gallas
Gronkjaer - Cole - Makelele - Geremi 
Mutu - Gudjohnsen


Ben Garfield's Predicted Line-Up:

Ambrosio
Johnson- Terry- Desially - Babayaro
Duff - Lampard - Geremi - Gronkjaer
Hasselbaink - Gudjohnsen


Graham Sercombe of New Zealand's Predicted Line-Up:
Sullivan
Johnson - Huth - Desially - Babayaro
Gronkjaer - Cole - Geremi - Stanic
Hasselbaink - Mutu


Bengt Bye from Norway's Predicted Line-Up:

Cudicini
Bridge - Gallas - Desially - Babayaro
Duff - Lampard - Makelele - Cole
Hasselbaink - Gudjohnsen


Andrew Collins' Predicted Line-Up: