After a brief pause the Premier League matches are back again. We see Chelsea, the troubled football club under its interim and controvercial manager Rafa, facing 10th placed Stoke City Saturday afternoon today.
The good news for the Blues is that Captain John Terry is in Chelsea's squad - but will not start the game, says interim manager Rafael Benitez.
It may be added that Terry has missed 16 first-team games since suffering knee ligament damage against Liverpool on Nov 11 but he started the local derby against Fulham at the club's Cobham training ground.
The Blues, at fourth slot on the points table, are still struggling to move up to the third slot which they have occupied for long and has now been taken over by the Spurs - though with only a margin of one point.
The chances of Chelsea of winning Stoke City are still brighter as Stoke have not won a home match with Chelsea since two goals from Terry Conroy helped them win 3-0 in April 1975.
The possible opposing squads for Saturday's match are:
Stoke (Possible, 4-4-2): Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson; Walters, Nzonzi, Adam, Whelan; Jerome, Jones.
Chelsea (Possible, 4-2-3-1): Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cahill, Cole; Luiz, Lampard; Ramires, Mata, Hazard; Ba.
Referee: Andre Marriner (Matches 12, R0 Y43)
The match is scheduled for Saturday 12 January, 15:00 GMT at the Britannia Stadium.
If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:
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