Venue: Britannia Stadium Date: Saturday, 27 September Kick-off: 1500 BST Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller should shake off a knock in time to play. He is expected to replace Mamady Sidibe, while manager Tony Pulis must choose between centre-back Leon Cort and the fit-again Ibrahima Sonko. Chelsea will be without Joe Cole, who has what the club describe as a "minor injury" but Jose Bosingwa, Ashley Cole and John Mikel Obi could return. Portuguese pair Deco (thigh) and Ricardo Carvalho (knee) are both sidelined for several weeks. Stoke (from): Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Sonko, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Diao, Olofinjana, Delap, Kitson, Fuller, Sidibe, Cresswell, Simonsen, Whelan, Tonge, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Soares. Chelsea (from): Cech, Ivanovic, A Cole, Lampard, Di Santo, Drogba, Mikel, Ballack, Malouda, Sinclair, Bosingwa, Bridge, Ferreira, Kalou, Cudicini, Terry, Alex, Belletti, Anelka, Hilario. Stoke boss Tony Pulis: "As a manager you are always looking for chinks in the armour of your opponents, but Chelsea have all the answers to all the questions you could pose. "The pace and power of their team is phenomenal and when you add technical ability in abundance, you know you face one hell of a task. "They've got bags of goals from midfield, full-backs who bomb forward and cause problems, and also someone like Joe Cole who can drop off and open you up." Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari on the various styles of teams in the Premier League: "In Brazil, we do not play with this characteristic. Teams in the national competition don't have this style. "We need to learn to play against Manchester United and against Stoke. It is a contrast. They play very differently and we have been talking about it. "This is very good for a foreign coach because every day we need to study the opposing team." BIG-MATCH FACTS Chelsea are shielded a 100% away league record and a 26-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. Maximum points could see the Blues regaining top spot, depending on the result of the Saturday lunchtime Merseyside derby. Both these clubs held a 'Big Four' opponent last weekend; Stoke drew 0-0 at Liverpool, Chelsea finished 1-1 with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. This is Chelsea's first match of the season against a promoted club. Defeat would be their 100th away from home in Premier League history. The Potters have lost three of their five league games and conceded 10 goals; Chelsea have won three of their five and scored 10. This is Stoke's first meeting in a league game with Chelsea in 20 seasons. They have not taken maximum points off the Londoners for 33 years. Distance between the clubs: 167 miles (268 kilometres) STOKE CITY 18th 4 points Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 8th Lowest could fall: 19th 2008-09 Premier League performance 1. Won one of their five Premier League games; 3-2, home to Aston Villa on 23 August. 2. Taken to penalties by Championship Reading on Tuesday before progressing to the fourth round of the Carling Cup. 3. Already lost league games to Bolton (a), Middlesbrough (a) and Everton (h). 4. Scored three goals and conceded three in the last 15 minutes of top-flight games this term. CHELSEA 2nd 11 points Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 1st Lowest could fall: 5th 2008-09 Premier League performance 1. Unbeaten in 26 Premier League matches; won 18 and drawn eight since losing 1-0 away to Arsenal on 16 December 2007 - their only defeat in 36 league outings. 2. The only club with an unbeaten Premier League record in 2008; won 16 and drawn seven of 23 matches. Their 55 points is five more than the return of Liverpool, seven more than that of Arsenal, and eight in excess of Manchester United, over the same period. 3. One point better off after their first five league fixtures, than last season; accumulated 11 points after the first seven last term. 4. On the longest current run in the Premier League of 13 matches, since conceding more than a single goal in a game. 5. Scored in each of their last 17 league outings since Liverpool held them to a 0-0 draw on 10 February; the only occasion in 26 Premier League matches they failed to score. 6. Completed 36 top-flight fixtures since losing by more than a single goal; 2-0, away to Manchester United. 7. Aiming for a sixth consecutive away league win, to take their unbeaten Premier League run away from home to an unmatched 13 games. Conceded just one goal in winning the last five away. 8. Their last league game against a Midlands club was a 6-1 win, home to doomed Derby. They have won the last two against clubs from the region. 9. Picked up 10 points from a last possible 12 against Midlands' clubs and lost only one of the last 20 Premier League matches against clubs from the heart of the nation; the defeat being 2-0, away to Aston Villa on 2 September 2007. Fixtures 10. Resume their Champions League programme in Romania on Wednesday; against CFR Cluj-Napoca. KEY PLAYER NOTES STOKE CITY If selected:- Tom SOARES will be making his 150th career league appearance (Crystal Palace and Stoke). Carl DICKINSON will be making his 50th league appearance in a Stoke shirt. Ryan SHAWCROSS will be making a 50th appearance for an English club (Manchester United and Stoke). CHELSEA Frank LAMPARD is a hat-trick shy of 100 career league goals (West Ham, Swansea and Chelsea). If on the field from the outset:- JOE COLE will be making his 100th Premier League start in a Chelsea shirt. HEAD TO HEAD These clubs last met in the fifth round of the FA Cup at the Britannia Stadium on 15 February 2003; Chelsea won 0-2 with second-half goals from Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and Jesper Gronkjaer. Stoke's last victory over Chelsea was 0-1 at Stamford Bridge when a goal from Paul Peschisolido was sufficient to give the Potters a 1-0 aggregate victory in a second round League Cup tie. Chelsea completed the double over Stoke when they locked horns in a league clash on 1 May 1989 in the old Second Division. Terry Conroy scored a brace and Jimmy Greenoff got the other when Stoke last beat Chelsea in a league match; 3-0 at the Victoria Ground on 5 April 1975 in the top-flight. Home and away League (inc PL): Stoke 22 wins, Chelsea 30, Draws 16 Prem: Stoke 0 wins, Chelsea 0, Draws 0 at Stoke only League (inc PL): Stoke 15 wins, Chelsea 13, Draws 6 Prem: Stoke 0 wins, Chelsea 0, Draws 0 You can see here only the live news and information of this match. 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