Stoke City v Chelsea, 22 December 2014

Score2-0 to Chelsea
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBritannia Stadium
Attendance27,550

View Stoke City v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm.

0 Stoke City

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Goals:

John Terry 2 G
Cesc Fàbregas 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Steven N'Zonzi
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Peter Crouch 63
Charlie Adam for Geoff Cameron 68
Oussama Assaidi for Marko Arnautović 82

Substitutions:

André Schürrle for Willian 80
Didier Drogba for Diego Costa 85
Kurt Zouma for Eden Hazard 90

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 20 Y
Erik Pieters 53 Y
Jon Walters 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Robert Huth
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Oussama Assaidi
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender Kurt Zouma
Midfielder Oscar
Forward Didier Drogba
Forward André Schürrle

Comments:

League position: 13th

Comments:

League position: 1st John Terry, who was making his 650th club career appearance, has now scored in the Premier League in each of the last 15 seasons. Chelsea went on to win the Premier League title on the three previous occasions when they were top of the table at Christmas.

0 Stoke City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Steven N'Zonzi
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Marko Arnautović
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Peter Crouch 63
Charlie Adam for Geoff Cameron 68
Oussama Assaidi for Marko Arnautović 82

Cards:

Phil Bardsley 20 Y
Erik Pieters 53 Y
Jon Walters 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Robert Huth
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Oussama Assaidi
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Comments:

League position: 13th

2 Chelsea

Goals:

John Terry 2 G
Cesc Fàbregas 78 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

André Schürrle for Willian 80
Didier Drogba for Diego Costa 85
Kurt Zouma for Eden Hazard 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Filipe Luís
Defender Kurt Zouma
Midfielder Oscar
Forward Didier Drogba
Forward André Schürrle

Comments:

League position: 1st John Terry, who was making his 650th club career appearance, has now scored in the Premier League in each of the last 15 seasons. Chelsea went on to win the Premier League title on the three previous occasions when they were top of the table at Christmas.