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Chelsea's wounded giants roll into Stoke with history on the line

The champions' march continues in the Potteries, but injuries and old boys give Stoke a glimmer of hope.

Coming up19 Dec 2063

Expected line-ups

Each side's usual system and players over its recent matches, without the injured: a likely eleven, not the team news.

Stoke City4-4-2

Jose Black Cucoş Pina Belgrave Gasparovic Mayorga Newell Halufovich Bellmunt Whelan

Chelsea4-3-3 DM Wide

Jimenez Pico Calderón Abdulla San Martín Pardal Parkins Hilgers Júnior Messi Formicola

Form

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	19	+56	55
2	Liverpool	20	+3	36
3	Southampton	19	+6	35
4	Rotherham United	19	+11	34
5	Plymouth Argyle	19	+5	31
6	Manchester United	20	+4	31
7	Everton	19	+1	31
8	Nottingham Forest	19	+2	27
9	Newcastle United	19	-1	25
10	Watford	19	-1	25
11	Reading	20	-10	25
12	West Ham United	19	+7	23
13	Arsenal	19	-2	22
14	Manchester City	19	-7	22
15	Aston Villa	19	-6	21
16	Middlesbrough	19	-12	21
17	Stoke City	18	-11	20
18	Sheffield United	19	-8	18
19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	18	-18	15
20	Luton Town	20	-19	11

Head to head

• Chelsea 4-0 Stoke City English Premier Division
• Chelsea 1-1 Stoke City English Premier Division
• Stoke City 2-4 Chelsea English Premier Division
• Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea English FA Cup
• Stoke City 2-4 Chelsea English FA Cup