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Capello to make personal check on Man Utd striker Owen at Chelsea

England boss Fabio Capello will be at Stamford Bridge tomorrow in the hope that Manchester United striker Michael Owen takes the field against Chelsea.

The Sun says Capello has picked striker Owen in a provisional 30-man squad for next week's Brazil clash in Doha.

And he will be at Stamford Bridge with assistant Franco Baldini to assess the star.

Owen, 29, is unlikely to start the match but a significant contribution could force him into England contention.

Capello last week described Owen as "my tormentor" and will pick Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Peter Crouch and Wayne Rooney ahead of Owen.

But with Carlton Cole ruled out with a hamstring injury the door is ajar for the United man.

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