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April 2, 2011 3:00 PM BST
Britannia Stadium — Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: P. Walton
Attendance: 27508
April 2, 2011 3:00 PM BST
Britannia Stadium — Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: P. Walton
Attendance: 27508
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| Stoke City | 5.50 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 9.50 | 5.60 | 13.00 |
| Draw | 3.50 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 1.03 |
| Chelsea | 1.67 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 1.67 | 4.00 | 1.65 | 10.00 |
Premier League preview: Stoke City - Chelsea
Tony Pulis's men are just five points outside the relegation places but have won four out of their last six matches at the Britannia Stadium
By Matt Monaghan
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Stoke City: Begovic; Wilson, Shawcross, Huth, Higginbotham; Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington; Walters, Jones. |  |
| Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Malouda; Torres, Drogba. |  |
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- In 84 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have won 38, Stoke have won 27 and 19 games have been drawn.
- If all matches ended at half-time, Stoke would be in 19th place in the Premier League table on just 24 points.
- Chelsea's 13 clean sheets in the league puts them in joint first place with Manchester City, but the London outfit have played one game less.
- Stoke have averaged 1.20 goals scored per game in the top flight compared to Chelsea's average of 1.83.
- Big money January signing Fernando Torres is yet to score for his new club in seven appearances in all competitions.
- Stoke's Britannia Stadium has a fearsome reputation but Chelsea's 22-point haul on the road is the second best in the league.
- The combined score of the last three meetings between the club's is Chelsea 11-0 Stoke.
- Stoke have not beaten Chelsea at home since their 3-0 victory in the old Division One on April 5 1975.
- Since Nicolas Anelka's injury time strike against Sunderland on February 1, neither the Frenchman, Didier Drogba and Torres have scored in the league.
- Stoke's 4-0 victory against Newcastle United last time out was their biggest ever Premier League win.
| LAST MEETING |
August 28, 2010: Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City
Goals from Florent Malouda and Drogba continued Chelsea's perfect start to the season and cemented their place at the top of the fledgling table.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Stoke 0-3 Chelsea FC
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Stoke 0-2 Chelsea FC
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Stoke 1-3 Chelsea FC
- 11.29 %
| England - Premier League (EPL) | Jan 12, 2013 | Stoke 0 - Chelsea FC 4 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Sep 22, 2012 | Chelsea FC 1 - Stoke 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Mar 10, 2012 | Chelsea FC 1 - Stoke 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Aug 14, 2011 | Stoke 0 - Chelsea FC 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Apr 2, 2011 | Stoke 1 - Chelsea FC 1 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Stoke 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Stoke 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 6, 2013 | Sunderland 1 - Stoke 1 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Stoke 1 - Norwich City 0 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | QPR 0 - Stoke 2 | EPL |
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| May 24, 2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Manchester City FC 4 | FR |
| May 19, 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1 | EPL |
| May 15, 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| May 11, 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
| May 8, 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
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| 1 | Asmir Begovic | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Marc Wilson | Defender |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross | Defender |
| 4 | Robert Huth | Defender |
| 3 | Danny Higginbotham | Defender |
| 7 | Jermaine Pennant | Midfielder |
| 24 | Rory Delap | Midfielder |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan | Midfielder |
| 26 | Matthew Etherington | Midfielder |
| 9 | Kenwyne Jones | Striker |
| 19 | Jonathan Walters | Striker |
| 27 | Carlo Nash | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Danny Collins | Defender |
| 28 | Andy Wilkinson | Defender |
| 14 | Danny Pugh | Midfielder |
| 15 | Salif Diao | Defender |
| 18 | Dean Whitehead | Midfielder |
| 10 | Ricardo Fuller | Striker |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | José Bosingwa | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 26 | John Terry | Defender |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 15 | Florent Malouda | Midfielder |
| 12 | Didier Drogba | Striker |
| 21 | Nicolas Anelka | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 19 | Paulo Ferreira | Defender |
| 12 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder |
| 18 | Yuri Zhirkov | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 21 | Salomon Kalou | Striker |
| Asmir Begovic | |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Squad Number: | 1 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
When a team face Chelsea their goalkeeper can expect a busy 90 minutes and the 23-year-old former Portsmouth man will likely be called upon throughout.
The Bosnia international came close to joining Saturday's visitors in the past and will be out to impress his suitors again. He will want no repeat of his gaffe against West Ham United if he is to continue to catch manager Carlo Ancelotti's eye.
The Bosnia international came close to joining Saturday's visitors in the past and will be out to impress his suitors again. He will want no repeat of his gaffe against West Ham United if he is to continue to catch manager Carlo Ancelotti's eye.
| Florent Malouda | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 15 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fernando Torres's travails have been well documented but he isn't the only member of the Chelsea squad to under-perform recently.
After he scored eight top flight goals before the New Year, Florent Malouda has added just one more since. With the Blues' strike force shot shy themselves, the France international must start to contribute again to keep up the push up the table.
After he scored eight top flight goals before the New Year, Florent Malouda has added just one more since. With the Blues' strike force shot shy themselves, the France international must start to contribute again to keep up the push up the table.
After a few difficult months, Chelsea have emerged as a force at the top of the table once more. Not even Stoke's demolition job on Newcastle will stop Ancelotti's men from leaving the Britannia victorious.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man Utd. |
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 |
