CHELSEA'S untouchable status as Kings of the New Wembley is built on the efforts of two men more than any others.

Everyone knows about the goals of Didier Drogba – a man so prolific under Sir Norman Foster's steel arch there is a good case for branding at least a few of it's tubular girders in his honour.

Drogba will not be there on Sunday.

But there is another man – one who has featured in every game Chelsea have played in the stadium since the FA's megabucks rebuild: Frank Lampard .

“It's nice, we've had some success there. I've had success at Wembley with England and Chelsea,” says Lampard – veteran of 11 Blue days at the remodelled Home of Football, and Chelsea's only ever-present there, so far.

“I've been lucky to have played in a lot of great finals for Chelsea – at Wembley and elsewhere.”

Such is Chelsea's recent record of success at the stadium, the place many fans of the club refer to as their second home, that some might be forgiven for thinking the location of the match will give them a psychological advantage over opponents Manchester City.

Not Lampard.

He said: “I don't think it does (give Chelsea the edge). Especially a team of Man City's quality, you can't take any sort of positives form previous history.

“If they are at their best, and we're below our best, they'll win the game – and vice versa.

“I think you're talking about two very good teams. We've got a lot of respect for them. I think it'll be a very good match, especially if both teams are at their best.”

Whereas Chelsea's Wembley goal hero Drogba has moved-on, their Middlesex midfield maestro remains – but will he play?

The smart money, having featured for almost all of Thursday night's see-saw defeat in Moscow, is on Lampard being benched.

This is a new thing for Lampard, who has always been an automatic pick for previous Chelsea managers leading their team out at Wembley – 'interim' or otherwise.

But the 34-year-old rubbishes the concept of teams that pick themselves – especially in this season of perhaps 70 games.

“'Automatic selection' is only how you play, and what manager you have, and the relationships,” he says.

“Things change. I don't think anyone is an automatic selection with the manager at the minute, as we've seen.

“There are lots of games, and he's changing it regularly. I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible.”

Come 4pm tomorrow, Chelsea may find themselves starting a new chapter in their Wembley history.