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Played
February 25, 2012 3:00 p.m. GMT
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: M. Oliver
Attendance: 40999
February 25, 2012 3:00 p.m. GMT
Stamford Bridge — London
Referee: M. Oliver
Attendance: 40999
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| Chelsea | 1.00 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.26 |
| Draw | 71.00 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 9.50 | 6.10 |
| Bolton | 81.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 50.00 | 13.50 |
Chelsea - Bolton Preview: Blues looking for ninth consecutive win over Trotters
Owen Coyle's men have a dreadful record against the London side but, with the Stamford Bridge club in turmoil, now is perhaps a good time to face them
By Ryan Benson
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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CHELSEA
 Cech Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole Lampard, Ramires, Essien Sturridge, Torres, Mata |
BOLTON
 Jaaskelainen Steinsson, Ream, Wheater, Robinson Eagles, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Miyaichi Klasnic, N'Gog |
After Andre Villas-Boas’ decision to drop senior players for the trip to Napoli backfired spectacularly, it would be fair to assume that Chelsea will field their strongest possible side when Bolton visit on Saturday.
The Portuguese manager doesn’t have too many injuries to contend with ahead of the match, with Jose Bosingwa (hamstring) and John Terry (knee) the only players definitely ruled out.
Juan Mata (broken finger) is doubtful following a collision with Napoli defender Salvatore Aronica, but may be able to play through the pain, while Fernando Torres has been suffering with an illness, although he should be available to start.
Bolton, on the other hand, have a long list of injuries. Kevin Davies (knee), Marcos Alonso (ankle) Tyrone Mears (knee), Ricardo Gardner (hip), Chung-Yong Lee (broken leg), Stuart Holden and Sean Davis (both knee) are all ruled out, while Owen Coyle has others to worry about too.
Young defender Joe Riley (ankle) has been labelled very doubtful for the trip, while Mark Davies (hamstring) is very much touch-and-go. One good piece of news for Coyle, however, is the potential return of Marvin Sordell (eye), who will probably take a place on the bench.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
Chelsea not won any of their last five matches in all competitions.
- When the two sides met earlier in the season, Chelsea ran out 5-1 winners at the Reebok Stadium with Frank Lampard scoring a hat-trick and Daniel Sturridge netting twice.
- Bolton have lost their last two Premier League matches.
- Owen Coyle’s team have lost nine of their last 15 away matches in all competitions.
- Chelsea have beaten Bolton by four goals in five of their last seven meetings.
- Bolton’s last win against Chelsea came at Stamford Bridge back in December 2003.
- Gary Cahill (pictured right) is set to make his first appearance against Bolton since leaving for Chelsea in January.
- Each of the last eight meetings between the two sides have ended in a win for the Blues.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Chelsea FC 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
- 17.23 %
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Chelsea FC 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
- 11.57 %
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Chelsea FC 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
- 11.38 %
| England - Premier League (EPL) | 25 Feb 2012 | Chelsea FC 3 - Bolton Wanderers 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | 2 Oct 2011 | Bolton Wanderers 1 - Chelsea FC 5 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | 24 Jan 2011 | Bolton Wanderers 0 - Chelsea FC 4 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | 29 Dec 2010 | Chelsea FC 1 - Bolton Wanderers 0 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | 13 Apr 2010 | Chelsea FC 1 - Bolton Wanderers 0 |
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Chelsea FC
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| 15 May 2013 | Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EL |
| 11 May 2013 | Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2 | EPL |
| 8 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 5 May 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| 2 May 2013 | Chelsea FC 3 - Basel 1 | EL |
Bolton Wanderers
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| 4 May 2013 | Bolton Wanderers 2 - Blackpool 2 | ENG2 |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Cardiff 1 - Bolton Wanderers 1 | ENG2 |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Bolton Wanderers 2 - Middlesbrough 1 | ENG2 |
| 16 Apr 2013 | Leicester City 3 - Bolton Wanderers 2 | ENG2 |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Bristol City 1 - Bolton Wanderers 2 | ENG2 |
| Returns: | Chelsea £13.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £710.00 |
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| Returns: | Bolton £810.00 |
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| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | Defender |
| 4 | David Luiz | Defender |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | Defender |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ramires | Midfielder |
| 8 | Frank Lampard | Midfielder |
| 10 | Juan Mata | Striker |
| 12 | Didier Drogba | Striker |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge | Striker |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | Defender |
| 12 | John Obi Mikel | Midfielder |
| 15 | Florent Malouda | Midfielder |
| 14 | Raúl Meireles | Midfielder |
| 9 | Fernando Torres | Striker |
| 21 | Salomon Kalou | Striker |
| 1 | Adam Bogdan | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Gretar Steinsson | Defender |
| 18 | Sam Ricketts | Defender |
| 31 | David Wheater | Defender |
| 5 | Tim Ream | Defender |
| 26 | Fabrice Muamba | Midfielder |
| 13 | Nigel Reo-Coker | Midfielder |
| 21 | Darren Pratley | Midfielder |
| 20 | Tuncay Şanlı | Striker |
| 24 | David Ngog | Striker |
| 31 | Ryo Miyaichi | Striker |
| 22 | Jussi Jaaskelainen | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Paul Robinson | Defender |
| 12 | Zat Knight | Defender |
| 44 | D. Boyata | Defender |
| 7 | Chris Eagles | Midfielder |
| 17 | Ivan Klasnic | Striker |
| 29 | Marvin Sordell | Striker |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man. United |
25 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
20 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |