Stoke are in the tunnel, looking psyched up, but they are still waiting for Chelsea.

Are they on FaceTime getting a team-talk from Jose?

Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool defender

Chelsea's Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday was a massive result. Not just because of the victory, but because they got it after being pegged back to 1-1 late in the game.  

I think it could turn out to be a turning point in Chelsea's season, because it was a completely different reaction to the one we saw from their players when they conceded an equaliser just before half-time of their defeat by Liverpool last weekend.

Stoke will be ready for them, but I am backing Chelsea to win this time.

How things change in 12 months..

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at the Britannia Stadium

Lots of wisecracks about Jose Mourinho savouring the warmth of his room at Chelsea's hotel rather than the traditional freeze-in at Stoke.

Let it be said that the weather is positively mild and the environment of The Britannia Stadium is one of the most enjoyable and atmospheric in the Premier League.

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We want your ingenious ways for Jose Mourinho to sneak into the Britannia Stadium.

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Oh yeh, Stoke are also in action today. In fact, they go into the game one place and two points better off than Chelsea.

The Potters have been on and off this season. A slow start followed by three straight wins, but they've failed to score in their last two games.

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Big summer signing Xherdan Shaqiri needs to start firing.

Can he do it on a cold, Saturday evening in Stoke?

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Remember when Jose Mourinho got a Uefa ban and - allegedly - snuck in to the Chelsea dressing room in a laundry basket for a Champions League match against Bayern Munich?

He might have to employ similar tactics today.

If you were Mourinho, how would you sneak in to the Britannia Stadium without being noticed? Or tell us about the time when you sneaked in to an event when you shouldn't have done.

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"You [expletive] referees are weak... Wenger is right about you... you are [expletive] weak." Mourinho, J. (Oct 2015).

Hardly Aristotle and those words were the start of a rant in the referee's dressing room at half-time against West Ham which led to a stadium ban for today's game.

As he is not allowed inside the Britannia Stadium, reports say Mourinho will communicate with his players, external from the team hotel via mobile phone.

Mobile communication? That's the future.

There are big games, then there are defining games. For Jose Mourinho, this is a big, defining game.

11 matches played in the Premier League this season, just three wins, leaving them 14 points behind leaders Manchester City.

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Spats, rants, fines and bans have been a regular occurrence this term.How much more can the owner take?

Leaving the Britannia Stadium without three points is just not an option. Welcome to Stoke v Chelsea.

Jon Walters, fresh from signing a new contract, leads the line for Stoke against Chelsea while there's also a start for Xherdan Shaqiri.  

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Chelsea's forward line will be spearheaded once again by Diego Costa, with Pedro and Eden Hazard supplying the bullets.Cesc Fabregas, however, is on the bench.  

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It starts off with a scene called The Day of the Dead, followed by the theme song, Writing's on the Wall.

Of course, I am talking about the new James Bond film Spectre - for those who haven't seen it - but that section could easily be called 'Jose Mourinho's 2015-16 season'.

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His behaviour this season hasn't been the best and defeat against Stoke could mean his time is up.

Does owner Roman Abramovich have A View to a Kill? Or will Mourinho Die Another Day. One thing about his reign at Stamford Bridge is for sure, You Only Live Twice.