Birmingham's Roger Johnson is backing his boyhood heroes Chelsea to
win the Premier League as he prepares to face the Blues at Stamford
Bridge.
Johnson has always been a big follower of the Blues and his
hero is Chelsea and England skipper John Terry.
The former Cardiff player will try and pull out all the stops
to help Birmingham extended their 15 game unbeaten run against
Carlo Ancelotti's side on Wednesday.
But Johnson believes Chelsea are red hot favourites to take
the title.
Johnson said: "It was great to play Chelsea at our place on
Boxing Day but as a fan, it will mean a lot to play them at
Stamford Bridge.
"I still get to watch as many games as I can, mainly mid-week
when Birmingham are not playing, and John Terry is a player I look
up to.
"I'd be silly not to. He's a great player and I try and take
bits from his game and stick them into mine.
"He was good enough to be at Chelsea from a boy and start out
there and play his entire career with them in the Premier League.
"I've come through the lower leagues and tried to get there
as quick as possible. I've got the chance now at 26 and hopefully
will be in the Premier League for a good few years yet."
Manchester United regained top spot in the Premier League via
their win over Hull at the weekend.
But Johnson insisted: "I think Chelsea will win the league as
they've been better than most sides this season.
"Manchester United haven't been quite as good as in previous
seasons. Arsenal have come up on the rails in recent weeks but
Chelsea have that strength to grind results out.
"They've done that for most of the season and, if they have a
good second half, they should easily win the title."
