Yahoo Sports Stoke City vs Chelsea: Premier League prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live, TV, head to head, odds
Chelsea are looking to get back to winning ways immediately after losing ground on Premier League pace-setters Manchester City and Manchester United last weekend.
A 0-0 draw with Arsenal, which could well have been a loss, has seen a three-point gap build up between their title rivals, but will be confident of victory against Stoke on Saturday.
The Potters have beaten Chelsea just twice in Premier League history, and have lost six of their previous eight encounters including home and away last season.
Antonio Conte, and Mark Hughes, rotated their squads for the EFL Cup in midweek, so expected a raft of more changes and Eden Hazard to be given his first league start of the campaign.
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Start time
Stoke host Chelsea at the bet365 Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 3pm on Saturday, September 23.
TV and live online coverage
The match will be not be televised live on TV in the UK. Alternatively, you can follow all the build-up and action from 2pm with Standard Sport’s London Football live blog.
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Team news
Kurt Zouma is ineligible to face his parent club, but that is only the beginning of a mini defensive crisis for Mark Hughes.
Both Ryan Shawcross and Geoff Cameron are at risk of missing the game through injury, the latter almost certainly, so former Spurs man Kevin Wimmer could come in.
Antonio Conte has a defensive headache, of sorts, to solve with David Luiz suspended. Gary Cahill will return so it's not all bad.
Further up the field, Eden Hazard will likely start after playing the full 90 minutes, for the first time, on Wednesday. Pedro has been declared fit after having to withdraw at half-time against Arsenal
Predicted line-ups
Stoke City starting XI: Butland; Wimmer, Shawcross, Martins Indi; Diouf, Fletcher, Allen, Pieters; Shaqiri, Jese; Choupo-Moting
Chelsea starting XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Rudiger; Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Pedro, Hazard; Morata
Head to head
Prediction
Betting odds (via betfair)
Stoke City to win: 9/2
Chelsea to win: 8/13
Draw: 3/1
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