Played
January 12, 2013 11:00 PM SGT
Britannia Stadium — Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 27348
January 12, 2013 11:00 PM SGT
Britannia Stadium — Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 27348
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| Stoke City | 4.20 | 71.00 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 4.70 | 20.00 | 17.00 | 4.63 |
| Draw | 3.20 | 61.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 3.45 | 5.50 | 5.10 | 3.41 |
| Chelsea | 1.95 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 1.85 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.85 |
Stoke - Chelsea Preview: Benitez looking for response after Capital One Cup defeat to Swansea
The Blues boss will be hoping to bounce back following a shock loss to the Swans, but they will have their work cut out against a Stoke side unbeaten in 17 league games at home
By Rhys Turrell
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STOKE
 Begovic Cameron, Huth, Shawcross, Wilkinson Whelan, Nzonzi, Adam Kightly, Jones, Walters |
CHELSEA
 Turnbull Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Cole David Luiz, Lampard Marin, Mata, Hazard Ba |
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has just Rory Delap (hernia) and Mark Wilson (broken leg) absent for the visit of European champions Chelsea.
The Potters boss may decide to recall the likes of Kenwyne Jones, Glenn Whelan and Asmir Begovic - who all missed the 0-0 FA Cup draw with Crystal Palace last time out.
Blues manager Rafa Benitez may look to shake things up after his side's 2-0 defeat to Swansea in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final, with Demba Ba and Frank Lampard contenders to return to the starting XI.
The Spaniard may be able to call on the services of captain John Terry (knee), after the 32-year-old made his return to action in a Chelsea development squad game on Thursday.
Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel are away at the Africa Cup on Nations, whilst the game will come too soon for Petr Cech (groin). Oriel Romeu (knee) is out for the rest of the season.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Stoke's record at the Britannia Stadium is imperious - they are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League home games.
- The Potters are the only side in the top flight not to have conceded a goal from outside of the penalty box this season.
- Tony Pulis' side have kept a clean sheet in 43% of their league matches this term.
- Chelsea have not lost to Stoke in any competition for 37 years.
- Blues' midfielder Frank Lampard (pictured, right) needs just one goal to go ahead of club legend Kerry Dixon in the Blues' all-time scoring list. They are currently tied on 193 strikes each.
- Out-of-sorts Spain striker Fernando Torres had just 19 touches of the ball in the 80 minutes he played in Chelsea's last game - which was his 100th appearance for the Stamford Bridge club.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Stoke City 1-3 Chelsea FC
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Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea FC
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Stoke City 0-3 Chelsea FC
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Jan 12, 2013 | Stoke City 0 - Chelsea FC 4 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Sep 22, 2012 | Chelsea FC 1 - Stoke City 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Mar 10, 2012 | Chelsea FC 1 - Stoke City 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Aug 14, 2011 | Stoke City 0 - Chelsea FC 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Apr 2, 2011 | Stoke City 1 - Chelsea FC 1 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Stoke City 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Stoke City 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 7, 2013 | Sunderland 1 - Stoke City 1 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Stoke City 1 - Norwich City 0 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | QPR 0 - Stoke City 2 | EPL |
Chelsea FC
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| May 19, 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| May 16, 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
| May 9, 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
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| 1 | Asmir Begovic | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Geoff Cameron | Midfielder |
| 4 | Robert Huth | Defender |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross | Defender |
| 28 | Andy Wilkinson | Defender |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan | Midfielder |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi | Midfielder |
| 16 | Charlie Adam | Midfielder |
| 26 | Matthew Etherington | Midfielder |
| 9 | Kenwyne Jones | Striker |
| 19 | Jonathan Walters | Striker |
| 29 | Thomas Sørensen | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Matthew Upson | Defender |
| 30 | Ryan Shotton | Defender |
| 18 | Dean Whitehead | Midfielder |
| 21 | Michael Kightly | Midfielder |
| 25 | Peter Crouch | Striker |
| 33 | Cameron Jerome | Striker |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | Defender |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 17 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 29 | Demba Ba | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Paulo Ferreira | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| - | Nathan Ake | Defender |
| 11 | Oscar | Midfielder |
| 21 | Marko Marin | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man. United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |