John Terry, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois are the only other first-team stars besides the Nigerian midfielder to sit out the Third Round tie against League One's Scunthorpe
John Obi Mikel has been dropped to the bench for
Chelsea's FA Cup Third Round tie against Scunthorpe despite his strong recent form, with just three other first-team stars rested aginst the League One side.
The Nigeria international has enjoyed a renaissance under new boss Guus Hiddink, not losing in 19 games under the Dutchman across his two spells in charge, and even featured on the cover of the matchday programme for the cup tie.
Nevertheless, he drops to the bench in what is an otherwise strong team, with John Terry, Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard the only other first-teamers to sit out the clash against third-tier opposition.
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