If there is ever a good time to play Chelsea away from home we have found it. After being a fortre s in which the Blues were unbeatable for the best part of four years, Stamford Bridge has been the scene of some decidedly dodgy results for Chelsea of late, including lo ses to Liverpool and Arsenal and an embarra sing draw with League One Southend in the FA Cup. This coupled with turmoil within the squad, with manager Phil Scolaris supposed row with Didier Drogba, has left the club in something of a mini-crisis in recent weeks.Stamford Bridge, where Chelseas form has been well below par recently That being said, Chelsea are without doubt an extremely potent attacking Dwight Howard Jersey force, with players such as the leagues top scorer Nicolas Anelka and cla sy playmaker Deco in their ranks. Few would argue that Chelsea were not the best side to visit Stoke so far this season, the Blues easing to a 2-0 victory in a game in which they never had to move out of second gear, their comfortable and a sured play in a stark contrast to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, all of whom Marc Gasol Jersey made heavy weather of getting a result, and in Arsenals case, deservedly went away with no points at all. New signing James Beattie is expected to go straight into the starting eleven for Stoke, while Salif Diao may return to the midfield after suffering a back spasm in the warm-up against Liverpool a week ago. Ricardo Fuller is still suspended, after striking out at teammate Andy Griffin in late December, while Mamady Sidibe is still out of action with a knee injury. Aside from those two absentees, Tony Pulis has a full strength squad to pick from. James Beattie should make his debut for Stoke while fellow new-boy Matthew Etherington will continue on the left wing Reports in some of the le s quality weekend publications have suggested that following his row with Scolari, Drogba will again be left out of the Chelsea squad for todays game, but I would be surprised if he doesnt play some part in proceedings. Deco is out with a calf strain, while Joe Coleis sidelined with a knee problem, though I reckon he just didnt fancy playing against Andy Wilkinson. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jersey Ricardo Carvalho and Florent Malouda look set to return to the home sides squad after recovering from injuries of their own. Chelsea should be strong enough to beat Stoke today, particularly as we havent won away in the Premier League all year. I believe our Quinn Cook Jersey best chance of getting a result is to defend stoutly and try to nick a goal from one of the set-pieces that earned us praise from Scolari as the most dangerous team in the world a few days ago.Chelsea Squad:Goalkeepers:Petr Cech (26), Carlo Cudicini (35), Henrique Hilario (33), Rhys Taylor (18)Defenders:John Terry (28), Ricardo Carvalho (30), Ashley Cole (28), Jose Bosingwa (26), Alex (26), Juliano Belletti (32), Paulo Ferreira (29), Branislav Ivanovic (24), Michael Mancienne (21)Midfielders:Frank Lampard (30), Deco (31), Joe Cole (27), John Obi Mikel (21), Florent Malouda (28), Michael Ballack (32), Carlos Mineiro (33), Michael Woods (18), Lee Sawyer (19)Forwards:Nicolas Anelka (29), Didier Drogba (30), Saloman Kalou (23), Franco Di Santo (19), Miroslav Stoch (19)Star Man: Frank LampardLampard, 30, is considered by many to be the best midfielder in the Premier League today. His fantastic goalscoring record, consistently scoring twenty goals a season, has earned him huge plaudits since his move from West Ham where he started his careerin 2001. With 121 career league goals he is the highest scoring midfielder in Chelseas history and also the second highest ever in the Premier League. He also has 67 England caps and has scored sixteen goals for his country.Key Battles:Nicolas Anelka v Abdoulaye FayeStokes defensive rock Faye will have to be even stringer and more a sured than normal to keep the leagues top Jared Dudley Jersey scorer Anelka, who hasfourteen goals from 21 league games,at bay. Florent Malouda v Danny HigginbothamMalouda returns from injury for this game and is likely to be out for the kill against Stoke left-back Higginbotham. Higginbotham usually plays with a far more direct and defensive attitude than I would like Wilt Chamberlain Jersey , but this may be the best way of getting any succe s against the Frenchman today. Comparative Club Stats:Chelsea StokeLeague Position: 3rd17thGoals Scored: 59 25Goals Conceded: 20 40Home Record: (W,D,L) 7,6,2 6,4,4Away Record: (W,D,L)10,4,21,3,8Clean Sheets: 17 6Failed To Score: 5 10Form:WLDDWD DLLLLDDisciplinary: (Y,R) 52,3 44,3Top Scorers:Anelka (17), Lampard (12)Fuller (6), Sidibe (4)Chelsea bo s Scolari lets hope hes not feeling so jovial come five oclock