{"id":356618,"date":"2011-04-01T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/stoke-city-chelsea-preview-blues-look-to-stretch-run-at-top-of-premier-league-form-table\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T09:25:00","slug":"stoke-city-chelsea-preview-blues-look-to-stretch-run-at-top-of-premier-league-form-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/stoke-city-chelsea-preview-blues-look-to-stretch-run-at-top-of-premier-league-form-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoke City &#8211; Chelsea Preview: Blues look to stretch run at top of Premier League form table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Matt Monaghan<\/h3>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"56.52107925801\">\n<div readability=\"14.503184713376\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Fernando Torres,Chelsea(Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4934bee3124580_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p> Fernando Torres,Chelsea(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"7.8568784700802\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitbag.com\/stores\/kitbag\/football.aspx?portal=OGQCV6S9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/96f76d66kitbagsmall.png.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>Shop for the latest footy kit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 84 matches in all competitions, <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> have won 38, Stoke have won 27 and 19 games have been drawn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If all matches ended at half-time, Stoke would be in 19th place in the Premier League table on just 24 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Chelsea&#8217;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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stoke have averaged 1.20 goals scored per game in the top flight compared to Chelsea&#8217;s average of 1.83.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Big money January signing Fernando Torres is yet to score for his new club in seven appearances in all competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stoke<\/strong>&#8216;s Britannia Stadium has a fearsome reputation but Chelsea&#8217;s 22-point haul on the road is the second best in the league.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The combined score of the last three meetings between the club&#8217;s is Chelsea 11-0 Stoke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stoke have not beaten Chelsea at home since their 3-0 victory in the old Division One on April 5 1975.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Since Nicolas Anelka&#8217;s injury time strike against Sunderland on February 1, neither the Frenchman, Didier Drogba and Torres have scored in the league.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stoke&#8217;s 4-0 victory against Newcastle United last time out was their biggest ever Premier League win.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/c9d333fb127507hp2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>August 28, 2010: Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Goals from Florent Malouda and Drogba continued Chelsea&#8217;s perfect start to the season and cemented their place at the top of the fledgling table.<span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span>        <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4934bee3124580_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/04\/01\/2419848\/stoke-city-chelsea-preview-blues-look-to-stretch-run-at-top\" title=\"Stoke City - Chelsea Preview: Blues look to stretch run at top of Premier League form table\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoke City &#8211; 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