After demolishing Manchester United by a 3-1 margin thanks to Smuel Eto’s sparkling hat trick, Chelsea now turn their focus to host Stoke City at Stamford Bridge in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. As I write this, the Blues from London are increasingly likely to let go their player of the season from last year – Juan Mata to direct rivals Manchester United and have already roped in Liverpool’s long term target Mohammed Salah from FC Basel. Jose Mourinho’s side are currently third in the Premier League table and are competing on three fronts in the FA Cup as well as the Europe’s elite in the Champions League.
This weekend they take on a Stoke City outfit, who beat Chelsea at the Britannia stadium in the Premier League by a 3-2 margin in what was a crazy match. The Blues however would start as favourites in the fourth round of the England’s oldest competition and we here at Soccersouls provide our readers with Chelsea’s strongest eleven against the Potters.
Goalkeeper:
Mark Schwarzer is expected to start in goal as Mourinho might rest first choice goalkeeper Peter Cech. Stoke do possess the attacking prowess up front with their direct style of play and will look to attack the home side. Schwarzer, thus manning the Chelsea goal will have to be wary of the presence of Crouch and Walters up front and will have to deal with aerial balls from either flanks.