It is my DUTY to fill your days with BEAUTY, bringing you stories from the level of OBSCURITY to that of POPULARITY; and I can tell you that with all AUTHORITY because it is time for another Event of our time.
Its another Weekend, Week 17 in The English Premier League. ladies and gentlemen, its
STOKE CITY vs CHELSEA
@ BRITANNIA STADIUM
by 20:00 GMT
On 22-12-14
Major Talking Points:
Stoke have not scored in five of their last six Barclays Premier League games against Chelsea.
The cup win at Derby in midweek made it 30 semi-finals home and abroad in the last 20 years for Chelsea. Four of the previous 29 were also against Liverpool. As in our epic 2008 Champions League encounter, the second and decisive leg will be at Stamford Bridge.
This is also be the 47th time over our 109-year history that we have reached the last four in a major tournament.
Source: chelseafc.com
Things you must know:
Stoke:
*.Mark Hughes is sweating on the
fitness of Bojan after he was forced off against Crystal Palace at the weekend. The Spaniard will be given every possible opportunity to prove he is available for the welcome of Chelsea.
*.Stephen Ireland is also a doubt and will be assessed closer to kick off.
*.However, Hughes will be without quartet Peter Odemwingie, Victor Moses, Steve Sidwell and Marc Muniesa due to injury.
Chelsea:
*.Kurt Zouma will miss out after suffering a nasty head injury in the midweek win over Derby. He joins Nathan Ake on the sidelines.
*.Didier Drogba is a doubt for the trip to Stoke, while Thibaut Courtois is available following injury and could replace Petr Cech in between the sticks.
*.Cesc Fabregas will start alongside Nemanja Matic in midfield.
-whoscored.com
Players that are missing due to mr
Injury:
Peter Odemwingie -Out
Victor Moses-Out
Steve Sidwell-Out
Marc Muniesa-Out
Bojan-Doubtful
Stephen Ireland-Doubtful
Nathan Aké-Out
Kurt Zouma-Out
Didier Drogba-Doubtful
Source: www.whoscored.com
Probable Line-up + Player Ratings:
Begovic 6.38
Pieters 7.04
Wilson 6.94
Shawcross 7.07
Bardsley 7
N'Zonzi 6.83
Cameron 7.03
Diouf 6.62
Bojan 7.08
Walters 7.03
Crouch 7
Courtois 6.75
Luis 6.62
Terry 6.96
Cahill 6.95
Ivanovic 7.38
Fàbregas 7.83
Matic 7.49
Hazard 7.92
Oscar 7.55
Willian 6.97
Costa 7.72
© WhoScored.com
OSSYpredict: the match promises a hard nut to crack. But Chelsea will jump and pass. It is a win for Chelsea. Stoke 0-2 Chelsea
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