Chelsea v Stoke City: Will the Potters join the 6-0 club?
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has a real sense of humour. Before the season kicked off he told the Press that Chelsea were not ready for the new campaign. If that’s the case then they may as well let the Blues keep the Premier League title.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men have played two, picked up maximum points, scored an incredible 12 in the process and are yet to concede. If the boys from Stamford Bridge get any better then they could break all sorts of records this season.
West Bromwich Albion and Wigan Athletic have both been hit for six by Chelsea already this season and there’s a high chance that Stoke City could suffer a similar fate this weekend. The Blues put seven past the Potters on their last visit to the Bridge and on current form you can’t see anything other than a comfortable Chelsea win.
Stoke City are yet to pick up a point this season following defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur, although Spurs striker Peter Crouch has played a huge hand in that.
The Potters haven’t triumphed at the Bridge in the league since 1974 and only one of our Panel members see this as anything other than a resounding home win.
Chelsea v Stoke City; Kick off 3pm 28 Aug 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
5 |
V |
1 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
4 |
V |
1 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
3 |
V |
1 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
2 |
V |
0 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
5 |
V |
0 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
4 |
V |
0 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
4 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
6 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Writer |
Paul Grech |
4 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
4 |
V |
1 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
5 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
3 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
5 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
The Panel believes Chelsea will keep their unbeaten start to the season going.
Home: 28; Away: 0; Draw: 0.
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
