Chelsea trained for Saturday's FA Cup final against Liverpool without defenders David Luiz and Gary Cahill, who both have hamstring injuries and are in a race to get fit for the Champions League final on May 19.
Liverpool winger Stewart Downing was a 12-year-old Middlesbrough fan at Wembley in 1997 when Chelsea's interim coach Roberto Di Matteo put the Blues ahead after just 42 seconds in a 2-0 Cup final win for Chelsea against 'Boro.
"It was my first ever visit to Wembley. It was a good day but with bad memories," he told the Liverpool website.
"I might remind him of what he did to me in 1997 if we win, but there's a lot of hard work to be done first. It's a different Chelsea now. But we're really confident we can get a result."
"In some ways it was easier when we were chasing [Manchester] United because at one point, we were down and out in many respects," the defender told the club website.
"We had nothing to lose and the pressure was off, but now we have two must-win games starting on Sunday at Newcastle."
Injured striker Danny Welbeck and defender Jonny Evans are set to miss Manchester United's home game against Swansea City on Sunday.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson hoped Welbeck, injured in Monday's Manchester derby between the top two teams, would be back for the final game against Sunderland.
Aston Villa have disciplined three players following an incident outside a nightclub late on Monday after the team's annual awards ceremony.
