With skipper John Terry still absent due to the head injury he suffered in the Carling Cup final against Arsenal, Michae队长特里因在联赛杯对阵阿森纳的决赛中头部受伤，至今仍无法上场，埃辛将顶替他担任中后卫出战周日同热刺队的足总杯半决赛。