Chelsea should breeze past sub-standard Stoke

3pm Saturday

Chelsea have not been higher than third this season but they can go second for a least a couple of hours by beating Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

Stoke travelled to Chelsea for their last match of 2016 and gave their hosts a scare, equalising twice before losing 4-2.

However, they seem to have gone backwards over the last 12 months.

The Potters have lost by at least three goals in their last four matches against big-six teams and another heavy defeat is on the cards.

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Team news
Chelsea
David Luiz (knee) is out but Andreas Christensen may return after illness.

Stoke
Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi and Glen Johnson are injured and Kurt Zouma is ineligible to face his parent club. Erik Pieters (hip) may feature.

Key stat
Stoke have not kept a clean sheet in their last ten fixtures.

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