Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Stoke City's Premier League clash with table-topping Chelsea. Jose Mourinho's men are targeting a positive result that would see them remain at the summit at Christmas. The action gets underway at the Britannia at 8pm GMT.

Premier League / Matchday 17

bet365 Stadium / 22.12.2014

Stoke City

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Chelsea

J. Terry(2')
C. Fàbregas(78')

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ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 22/12/2014 at 21:55 GMT

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Highlights

90+6'

FT: Stoke 0-2 Chelsea. The Blues are three points clear at the top of the PL at Xmas after goals from John Terry and Cesc Fabregas secured the win in a fiery encounter at the Britannia.

90+5'

CLOSE! Bojan engineers some space and lashes a 25-yarder just wide. Great effort.

90+4'

CHELSEA sub: Hazard off, Zouma on.

90+3'

Five minutes added as Adam crashes high, wide and not so handsome.

90+2'

Chelsea preparing the change with Hazard hobbling.

90+1'

Walters booked for the foul on Hazard who is receiving treatment, but happily, getting to his feet.

90'

Hazard races down the left and goes down. He looks to be in real pain. That would be a massive blow if it is serious. Walters appears to have caught his heel. It didn't look much.

89'

It's going to be a Christmas number one for Jose as Droga wins a free kick off Walters to halt another Stoke attack.

88'

Drogba has other ideas as he turns his man brilliantly before drilling just over the crossbar from 25 yards.

87'

Chelsea have a free kick just inside the Stoke half. They are running down the clock now.

86'

Stoke look like they have had the stuffing knocked out of them. That Chelsea goal came at just the right time for the visitors.

85'

CHELSEA sub: Costa replaced by Drogba. No goal for the Spain man tonight, despite two big chances.

84'

GREAT SAVE! Schurrle feeds Costa who looks all set to make it three, only to be denied by a fine stop from Begovic.

83'

A note on Fabregas. He has now been involved in 14 PL goals this season (2 goals, 12 assists) - only Aguero (17) has been involved in more. What a signing he has been for the Blues.

82'

Chelsea just about survive Adam's free kick as it falls for a Stoke body at the back post, but they can't make the most of it.

81'

Free kick to Stoke on the left as Bojan outfoxes Matic. Good position to put a probing delivery in. Assaidi replaces Arnautovic.

80'

CHELSEA sub: Willian off, Schurrle on.

79'

That is Cesc's second league goal of the campaign. A goal and an assist. Not a bad way to return from suspension.

78'

GOAL! Chelsea are two up! Fabregas takes a wonderful first-touch to create space from Hazard's pass and then bobbles a shot across goal into the net. A miscued finish but he won't care.

77'

Adam with a clumsy trip on Matic. Free kick just inside the Stoke half. Chelsea taking their time over this and preparing their first sub too.

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