Matthew Upson is not yet ready to make his Stoke debut but fellow new signing Jonathan Woodgate should feature.
Rory Delap (hamstring) and Matthew Etherington (rib) are hopeful of being fit but Ricardo Fuller, Mamady Sidibe and Danny Higginbotham are absentees.
New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas says striker Fernando Torres has overcome mild concussion and should be okay to start.
Daniel Sturridge is suspended and David Luiz misses out with injury.
Last seasons result
Stoke City 1 - Chelsea 1
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