Cole hopes to face Wolves

Full-back has special shinpad made to protect injury

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Cole hopes to face Wolves

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Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole is hopeful he will face Wolves on Saturday despite suffering from a depressed fracture of the tibia.

Cole originally picked up the injury in the UEFA Champions League win over Atletico Madrid last month and required a pain-killing injection to play Manchester United before the international break.

The injury ruled him out of England's friendly against Brazil and there were fears that the left-back may require a few weeks on the sidelines.

However, Cole has been training normally with Chelsea this week and has been made a protective shinpad to wear in matches.

He is now optimistic that he will be given the nod by Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti to start for the Premier League leaders against Wolves this weekend.

"I started training for the last two or three days and I'm feeling better," Cole told Sky Sports News.

"I've had a special shinpad made for my shin and hopefully I'll be selected for Saturday.

"I've had a week's rest now, so it feels a little bit better and I've got to wear a shinpad to cover the knock.

"I've been playing with it and it did affect me a bit, but now I'm over it and I hope the shinpad can help.

"Hopefully, I'll be in the squad or the team on Saturday."

Meanwhile, Chelsea captain John Terry also took part in training on Wednesday after being forced to sit out England's defeat by Brazil due to a minor injury.