Shorey sends out Chelsea warning

Aston Villa's Nicky Shorey has warned Chelsea his side can cause an upset when they meet at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

Chelsea are without key trio Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Ricardo Carvalho for Villa's visit to the capital and Shorey is confident his side can do the business against the Londoners.

Shorey said: "We are confident - even if they didn't have injuries we would be confident of getting a result. We know they are a good team but we are playing well at the minute.

"Going forward we are a force. We will try and keep it tight at the back and hopefully we will give them a right good game."

Shorey doesn't believe Chelsea will be affected by their injury problems and expects a tough test in London - but is not fazed by the task in hand.

He added: "Drogba is a focal point for them. But you lose Drogba and Nicolas Anelka comes in, or someone else. They will have other players who can come in and do well.

"To be going there with people even talking about an upset just shows how far we have come."