Terry, 29, has found himself in the media spotlight following revelations about his private life involving an alleged affair with the ex-girlfriend of Wayne Bridge, the former England and former Chelsea defender who is now at Manchester City.

More details could yet emerge over the following days as Vanessa Perroncel, who is being represented by publicist Max Clifford, considers whether to tell her side of the story.

England skipper Terry has, though, already been given the full backing of Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti and the club, who consider the matter a personal one.

While the centre-back's position as Blues skipper remains unchanged, his role within the national team camp has been called into question.

Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe wants talks with the Football Association over the suitability of Terry as captain.

England manager Fabio Capello is currently in Switzerland recovering from a knee operation, but is scheduled to return later this week when the Italian will no doubt seek detailed discussions with both Terry and the FA hierarchy.

Capello is set to attend the Euro 2012 draw in Warsaw on Sunday, which will represent the first public opportunity for him to be pressed on the situation.

England play African Nations Cup winners Egypt at Wembley on March 3, by which time it is expected Capello will have made his decision as he looks to maintain a united dressing room ahead of the World Cup.

Terry's ability on the pitch has, though, never been called into question.

The Blues skipper showed no signs of letting the saga impact on his game as he headed in the winning goal against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, even if his celebration was subdued.

Chelsea head to the KC Stadium for tomorrow night's rearranged fixture seeking to extend their lead over Manchester United, who yesterday beat third-placed Arsenal, back up to four points.

Ivory Coast strikers Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou are set to be included in the squad.

The duo have returned from the African Nations Cup, but were not considered for the Burnley game.

Frank Lampard believes the return of the strike duo will boost Chelsea's belief.

"Now we can bring Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou back in. When they were away people outside the club spoke about us struggling, we never believed that," he said.

"They are two great players who are big additions to the squad. We have done very well and now we will be even stronger hopefully."

Lampard added: "We are fighting against top teams who keep getting results and it is down to us to keep winning.

"The good thing about being a little clear at the top is you can concentrate on yourself and not look over your shoulder too much."

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Ancelotti revealed full-back Ashley Cole was a doubt for the Hull match, but confirmed his intention to deploy Drogba in attack.

"It will be a similar team to against Burnley, Didier will play from the beginning, and also Deco and Ricardo Carvalho had recovery time against Burnley and will play from the start," Ancelotti told the club's official website, www.chelseafc.com.

"Ashley Cole we don't know, we will take a decision tomorrow because he had a problem on his ankle and we have to wait."

Ancelotti maintains Chelsea will just be focused on getting all three points tomorrow, rather than having one eye on Sunday's clash with the Gunners.

"It is no problem to play this game before Arsenal, now we are in a good moment and the players are fit, so it is not bad to continue to play," the Blues boss declared.

"The Arsenal game is some days away, we want to prepare every game like a final because every game is very important.

"We have time after to think about the next game against Arsenal.

"We have to stay focused against Hull because if we are not, we can have a problem."

Ancelotti's first match in charge was against the Tigers at Stamford Bridge in August, when Drogba netted a stoppage-time winner.

"Then I knew very well the top four, but small teams I did not know, now I have that experience," the Chelsea boss said.

"Every game is difficult here, around the game there is a very good atmosphere and when you play away it is more difficult to win."

Ancelotti added: "Hull are very able on the long ball, on the head, and we have to pay attention to set-pieces, but we want to do our game."