Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Chelsea and Stoke City. The first-division clash scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET will be held at Stamford Bridge in London and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC.
What They're Saying
Chelsea striker Diego Costa (via Mirror): "Like the great manager he [Jose Mourinho] is, he has told us what we need to do now, which is just to stay calm. He's right because everything depends on us now. We know that the Premier League is complicated. It's not easy, so we know we have to improve. We all need to dig in and give something extra because we have this title in our hands and we can't let it slip away."
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes (via Sky Sports): "We have acquitted ourselves well in big games on the road. We want to go down to London and put in another good performance. I don't think Chelsea have been playing as well as they were at the start of the season, but they are still picking up results."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Costa has done his part to secure a Premier League title this campaign. In 23 league appearances, the 26-year-old has 19 goals and three assists.
Chelsea's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic; Matic, Ramires; Hazard, Fabregas, Willian; Costa
Stoke City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Pieters, Wollscheid, Shawcross, Bardsley; N'Zonzi, Whelan; Arnautovic, Adam, Walters; Diouf
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 67 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 61 | |||
| 3 | Arsenal | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 60 | |||
| 4 | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 59 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 54 | |||
| 6 | Southampton | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 53 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 53 | |||
| 8 | Swansea City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 43 | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 42 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 42 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 35 | |||
| 13 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 34 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Hull City | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 28 | |||
| 16 | Aston Villa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Sunderland | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 26 | |||
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 25 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 54 | -23 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 19 |
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