Mon 24 Jan @ the Reebok stadium. 20:00 local time
●Preview and Team news
The 2-0 win over Blackburn last Saturday was only their second victory in 10 Premier League games.
The other win was against Bolton, at Stamford Bridge, in the last game of 2010 when a second half goal from Florent Malouda earned Chelsea a much-needed win.
Chelsea should be confident given their Premier League record against Bolton.
Bolton will test Ivan Klasnic, who has missed three games with a groin strain, while Gretar Steinsson (knee), Ricardo Gardner (knee), Jloyd Samuel (calf) and Sean Davis (knee) are still missing.
Chelsea are still without Yuri Zhirkov (calf), Alex (knee) and Yossi Benayoun (Achilles). Lampard is the bigger concern with a calf injury the club were confident on Thursday would not rule him out, while Terry is expected to be available despite picking up a back problem.
●Head to Head
Chelsea---------------------Bolton
22------------Played----------23
38------------Points-----------30
11---------------Won-----------7
5--------------Drawn-----------9
6---------------Lost------------7
38------------Scored----------34
19------------Conceded------31
4---------League Position----7
●Chelsea--------------------Bolton
DLWDLW--------Form------LWLLDL
●Recent Results
Chelsea
2 - 0 Chelsea - Blackburn
7 - 0 Chelsea - Ipswich
1 - 0 Wolverhampton - Chelsea
3 - 3 Chelsea - Aston Villa
1 - 0 Chelsea - Bolton
3 - 1 Arsenal - Chelsea
Bolton
Stoke - Bolton 2 - 0
Bolton - York 2 - 0
Bolton - Wigan 1 - 1
Liverpool - Bolton 2 - 1
Chelsea - Bolton 1 - 0
Bolton - West Brom 2 - 0
●Recent Meetings:
This season: Chelsea 1 Bolton 0.
Last season: Bolton 0 Chelsea 4, Chelsea 1 Bolton 0.
●Stats of the game
-Chelsea have won only 12 of their 38 points away from home.
-They are unbeaten in their last 14 meetings, home and away, winning 11 and drawing three with Bolton.
-Bolton last beat Chelsea in December 2003, at Stamford Bridge and have not won a league game at home against them since October 1997.
-Overall, in 23 Premier League meetings, Chelsea have won 15, drawn five and lost only three.
●Referee:
Chris Foy. Matches: 15. R0 Y38.
My Team
-----------------------Cech---------------------------
Bosingwa-----Ivanovic--------Terry------Cole--
|--------------------Ramirez---------------------\--
|------------Essien-----------Lampard----------|---
-\->---Sturridge---------------------Malouda-|---
-----------\-----------Drogba-------------/--<-/---
Josh in place of Lampard and Bruma in place of Terry if they are not fit.
Bolton (4-4-2):
Jaaskelainen; Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Robinson; M Davies, Muamba, Holden, Taylor; K Davies, Elmander.
[Various sources]
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