Ancelotti craves elusive away win

Chelsea will need to be at their best to grab a first Premier League away win since October at Bolton on Monday, says manager Carlo Ancelotti.

The reigning champions sit in fourth place on the league table and the Italian knows Bolton will pose a very physical threat to his defenders.

“We haven’t won away since October so it will be important to perform well at Bolton,” Ancelotti said.

“They are playing a lot better this season and they have more confidence. They have a clear idea of football and they are using their big strikers Kevin Davies and Johan Elmander very well.”

“We need to win away and to say that this bad moment is definitely gone. We look a lot better in training, the players are fitter and playing with more confidence.”

“Obviously the most important thing is the results we get on the pitch. It doesn’t matter if I think that things are better, we have to get a result.”

Big names Frank Lampard and John Terry are both doubts for the clash at the Reebok Stadium.

“We have a little problem with Frank Lampard. He is having some treatment and didn’t train on Thursday,” Ancelotti added. “I hope he will be ready to play against Bolton on Monday.”

“John Terry had a little problem with his back and he did a different training session to the other players.”