CITY keeper Ben Williams expects to be the busiest player at Stamford Bridge this weekend – but Phil Parkinson reckons he is also one of the calmest.

Williams will take his usual spot in the Bantams goal for the FA Cup fourth round as talks continue over a longer-term contract until the end of next season.

City are also still working on securing Andy Halliday and Francois Zoko in time for the weekend. Their loans both ended after last week’s loss at Yeovil.

Williams, currently contracted until the end of the month, has impressed Parkinson during his cup outings as understudy to Jordan Pickford.

The City chief said: “It’s always good to have an experienced keeper on the books. It gives us another core member of the squad.

“I’m pleased for Ben that he’s going to get this chance to play against Chelsea because he has worked hard. He’s had to keep his standards high in training and be prepared for the games.

“He goes into Saturday on the back of the two Millwall games which has helped him build up his match sharpness.

“Dartford was not a great challenge for him but he’s had two games since when he has been called upon a bit more. He’s had a few crosses to deal with and balls over the top and done well.

“Ben’s a very calm keeper and that’s what we like about him. There’s an air of calmness about everything he does.”

Williams, who will be making his eighth City start, is enjoying his busiest spell since swapping Hibernian for Valley Parade last summer.

As well as the two third-round ties against the Lions, he also came off the bench for 80 minutes of league action after Pickford was red-carded against Rochdale.

The 32-year-old said: “It’s nice to get game time and back to the usual habits and rituals. It’s all about working on your timing and concentration and the things that you’re used to doing week in, week out when you’re playing.

“I’d like the cup run to go on as long as possible if I get the chance to play. But the Chelsea game is a bonus for the boys and how hard we’ve worked to get this far.

“It will be a good experience for everyone. Not many people would expect us to go there and get much from the game so we should treat it as a reward.”

City are hopeful of having both Halliday and Zoko in the squad to face the Premier League leaders.

Halliday, who scored in the 4-0 replay thrashing of Millwall, has already admitted he would be gutted to miss out on tackling Chelsea.

The Scot’s deal at parent club Middlesbrough is up at the end of the season and City could look at taking over his contract.

Halliday said: “I’ve loved it so much here. As a footballer, all you want to do is go out there and play.

“The run we’ve had since I’ve been here has been a joy to be part of. I don’t think I’ve been at a team that works as hard as we do for each other.”

The midfielder felt that fighting spirit was typified when Parkinson and his assistant Steve Parkin got involved in last week’s touchline melee against Millwall.

Both have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association and will be fined for their actions. But Halliday saw their intervention as positive proof of the togetherness within the squad.

“Obviously the gaffer and Parky apologised for getting sent off. But I loved it, to be honest.

“I love seeing everybody fight for each other. Surely the fans want to see how much we’re prepared to work for each other and what it means.”