Stoke City vs Chelsea Preview and Line Up Prediction: Chelsea to Win 1-0 at 11/2

Stoke City and Chelsea will play their seventeenth game of the Premier League season at the Britannia Stadium on Monday, 22nd December.

Match Preview:

The teams played each other twice in January this year, the first game Chelsea won 1 – 0 and the second 3 – 0. In December 2013 Stoke City beat Chelsea 3 – 2.

Stoke City is thirteenth in the league with 19 points having won 5 games, drawn 4 and lost 7. They are one point below Aston Villa but Villa has a game in hand.

Chelsea is top of the league with 39 points having won 12 games, drawn 3 and lost 1. They are tied for points with Manchester City but City has a game in hand.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Chelsea is the most likely outcome of the match with William Hill and Bet365 both offering odds of 11/2.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 11/2 Stoke City to Win, 12/5 for a Draw and 8/13 Chelsea to Win

Bet365 Odds: 21/4 Stoke City to Win, 3/1 for a Draw and 8/13 Chelsea to Win