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Your support makes all the difference.Ahead of the Premier League meeting between Stoke and Chelsea this weekend, we caught up with a couple of fans for their take on the match...
Stoke fan - Martin Kingsley
Normally in a game against Chelsea a draw would be a really positive result, especially considering that we have only beaten them once in the Premier League in seven years. This time, though, it's different. Mourinho and his team are on the ropes and are there for the taking.
Chelsea have been leaking goals like nobody's business - an average of two each game - and our exciting attacking unit of Bojan, Arnautovic, Shaqiri and others looks like it's coming together nicely. Chelsea don't know whether they're coming or going and we should cause them plenty of problems.
It's also important to remember that they were at the Britannia just a few weeks ago in the league cup. Only a late goal stopped them from losing in 90 minutes and they couldn't beat our 10 men in extra time. This one has a Stoke win written all over it; 2-1.
Chelsea fan - Cody Taylor
Two consecutive Premier League defeats, six in 11 games in total. A stadium ban for Jose Mourinho. Stoke City is a tough place to visit at the best of times, but it's even more difficult for us this weekend.
While we have an encouraging league record at the Britannia Stadium since the Potters' return to the top flight (four wins, two draws, one defeat), things just aren't quite right at the moment. Even during our win over Dynamo Kiev in midweek - and as crucial as it was to us - it was not vintage Chelsea. That still seems a long way off.
We will need to be close to their best for three points on Saturday. But given Mark Hughes' side have already beaten us in the Capital One Cup on this ground this season (albeit on penalties), it's hard to know whether Chelsea have the courage to grind out a result at the moment. It's going to be another hard day at the office, for me.
Prediction: Stoke 2-1 Chelsea.
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