Chelsea welcome their star-studded squad back from international duty as they host Stoke live on Saturday Night Football.

The Blues are the only professional club left in England with an unbeaten home league record this season, and they will go into Saturday's clash knowing Mark Hughes has never won at Stamford Bridge as a coach.

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Loic Remy spared Chelsea's blushes before the international break as they let a two-goal lead over Hull slip, before the striker netted the winner to maintain their six-point gap at the top of the table.

The visitors will find it tough going to avoid a third straight defeat after losing to West Brom and Crystal Palace in their last two encounters.

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Team news

Diego Costa is a doubt with a hamstring problem and Blues boss Jose Mourinho may choose not to risk the striker from the start.

John Obi Mikel (knee) is pushing for a return, while Petr Cech (muscular injury) is unlikely to make Chelsea's matchday squad.

Jonathan Walters has sustained a calf knock, but Hughes expects the Potters forward will be available for this weekend's Stamford Bridge contest, while Philipp Wollscheid, Erik Pieters and Stephen Ireland are also all fit again.

Defender Marc Muniesa is set to return to the matchday squad after missing five games because of a hamstring problem, and Victor Moses has recovered from injury - but will not be able to feature against his parent club.

Opta facts

Chelsea are the only team in the four divisions of English football who have not lost a home match in the league this season.

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The Potters have failed to score in six of the last seven Premier League games against Chelsea.

Chelsea have won 10 and lost just one of the 13 Barclays Premier League meetings with Stoke City.

The Blues have conceded just eight goals in their last 22 Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge, keeping 16 clean sheets in that run.

Chelsea have kept five clean sheets in a row against Stoke at Stamford Bridge and overall they have kept nine shut outs in 13 Premier League meetings.

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Peter Crouch has scored just seven Premier League goals this season, but they have won Stoke City nine points. Conversely, Diego Costa’s 19 PL goals have only earned Chelsea eight points.

Merson's prediction

Stoke played extremely well against Crystal Palace before the international break but just came out on the wrong side of the result. They face a much sterner challenge against a Chelsea side wanting to put the race for the league title to bed.

They won’t have it all their own way against Mark Hughes’ side but they will be determined to extend the gap before Manchester City play on Sunday. That determination and hunger will be the difference.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0

Betting

Stoke (11/1) are the biggest price for a win of all the away sides in action this weekend, with Chelsea odds-on shots with Sky Bet to maintain their march towards the title, but the Potters are 4/1 to take a point. The Blues are 5/6 to win to nil on Saturday, a familiar trend when these two meet at Stamford Bridge. Diego Costa and Eden Hazard are 11/4 and 4/1 respectively to net the opener for the Blues, with Peter Crouch 9/2 to score anytime for the visitors.

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