Chelsea Vs Stoke
Saturday 17 January 2009, Stamford Bridge, Kickoff: 15:00
Can Chelsea recover their form and post a convincing victory of Stoke? With coach Phil Scolari and striker Didier Drogba’s futures potentially hanging in the balance, what can the Blues produce at home to Stoke this weekend?
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Chelsea
Chelsea lost their last league outing 3-0 away against Manchester United, their first defeat of the season away from home. They have won twice and drawn four times in their last eight matches, yielding 10 points from the 24 available. During that run, they found the net 8 times and leaked 8 goals, slipping down to third in the table.
Speculation has re-ignited over the future of Didier Drogba, after he was left out of the starting line up for The Blues’ midweek FA Cup match. Also, some below-par performances for Chelsea have lead to concerns for Phil Scolari’s future at the club.
Chelsea continue without long term absentee Micheal Essien (knee), although Alex (hamstring) and Florent Malouda (hamstring) could return.
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Stoke
Stoke City drew their last league match 0-0 at home to Liverpool, extending a run of seven games since their last victory (1-0 at home against West Bromwich Albion).
They have drawn four and lost three during this run, gaining just…
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