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Harianjogja.com, STOKE — Chelsea dalam keadaan terjepit, jelang laga melawan tuan rumah Stoke City dalam lanjutan Liga Primer Inggris di Britannia Stadium, Selasa (23/12) dini hari WIB.
The Blues tengah mendapatkan tekanan dari Menchester City yang kini memiliki poin sama denan mereka di klasemen sementara. Sedangkan sang lawan, Stoke City dikenal sebagai tim tanguh dan dipercaya bakal menyulitkan langkah Chelsea meraih kemenangan.
Jika menilik rekor pertemuan, anak asuh Jose Mourinho patut waspada, sebab pada pertemuan terakhir mereka di kandang Stoke, Chelsea kalah 2-3. Di sisi lain tren positif terus diperlihatkan oleh anak asuh Mark Hughes. Tercatat Stoke City mampu meraih kemenangan mudah di dua laga terakhir mereka.
Head to Head
05/04/2014, Chelsea 3-0 Stoke City (Premier League)
26/01/2014, Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City (FA Cup)
07/12/2013, Stoke City 3-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
12/01/2013, Stoke City 0-4 Chelsea (Premier League)
22/09/2012, Chelsea 1-0 Stoke City (Premier League)
Lima pertandingan terakhir Stoke City
13/12/2014, Crystal Palace 1-1 Stoke City (Premier League)
06/12/2014, Stoke City 3-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
03/12/2014, Manchester United 2-1 Stoke City (Premier League)
29/11/2014, Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City (Premier League)
22/11/2014, Stoke City 1-2 Burnley Premier League)
Lima pertandingan terakhir Chelsea
17/12/2014, Derby Country 1-3 Chelsea (Capital One Cup)
13/12/2014, Chelsea 2-0 Hull City (Premier League)
11/12/2014, Chelsea 3-1 Sporting CP (Liga Champions)
06/12/2014, Newcastle United 2-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
04/12/2014, Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League
Prakiraan Pemain :
Stoke City: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, N’Zonzi, Cameron, Diouf, Bojan, Walters, Crouch.
Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Luis, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Costa.