* 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.
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.
Prediction
Stoke 1-2 Chelsea 
