Match Facts
Chelsea have won nine and lost just one
of the 12 league meetings with Stoke City,
but the defeat came last season in this
fixture at the Britannia Stadium.
Former Chelsea player Mark Hughes has
won two and lost none of the last four
home matches he has managed against
the Blues.
Stoke have conceded a goal in each of
their last 10 league matches; the longest
run without a clean sheet in the
competition this season.
Jose Mourinho surpassed the 400-point
mark as a BPL manager last weekend and
in doing so became the quickest to reach
this tally (174 games – 17 quicker than Sir
Alex Ferguson).
Eden Hazard has made more successful
passes in the attacking third than any
other Barclays Premier League player this
season (450).
Hazard has not scored a league goal away
from home since Jan 11th 2014, with his
last 11 goals in the competition all coming
at Stamford Bridge.