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Stoke will hope a victory against Swansea can spur on their faint hopes of an astonishing top four finish, with the Potters just five points behind fourth-placed Manchester City having played a game more, while Swansea will be looking to move clear of the relegation battle at the bottom.
- Jack Butland to miss rest of the season after fracturing ankle on international duty
- Jonathan Walters also ruled out after operation on knee cartilage injury
- Geoff Cameron and Glenn Whelan face late fitness tests, but Erick Pieters should play
- Xherdan Shaqiri, Ryan Shawcross, Marc Wilson and Glen Johnson miss out
- Andre Ayew has not recovered from an ankle injury
- Jefferson Montero and Modou Barrow face fitness tests
Teams:
Stoke City: Haugaard, Bardsley, Cameron, Wollscheid, Pieters, Whelan, Imbula, Arnautovic, Bojan, Afelay, Joselu
Subs: Given, Muniesa, Ireland, Adam, Diouf, Crouch, Choulay
Swansea City: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Naughton, Britton, Fer, Cork, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Gomis.
Subs: Nordfeldt, Amat, Taylor, Ki Sung-Yueng, Montero, Emnes, Paloschi
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Today’s fixtures:
Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 12:45
Arsenal vs Watford – 15:00
Bournemouth vs Manchester City – 15:00
Norwich City vs Newcastle United – 15:00
Stoke City vs Swansea – 15:00
Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion – 15:00
West Ham vs Crystal Palace – 15:00
Liverpool vs Tottenham – 17:30
Just over 45 minutes until kick off, it's time for some team news...
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Cissokho, Sanchez, Westwood, Gana, Gil, Gestede, Ayew
Subs: Okore, Bacuna, Sinclair, Veretout, Bunn, Lyden, Grealish.
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Miazga, Baba, Mikel, Fabregas, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Kenedy, Remy.
Subs: Begovic, Jake Clarke-Salter, Matic, Oscar, Traore, Pato, Falcao
Another happy Villa fan... Just under 15 minutes until kick off, can Chelsea's second team heap more misery on Villa or will there be a rare win for the home side?
Matt Miazga makes his debut for Chelsea today 
Guus Hiddink has lost just 1 of his 26 Premier League games as Chelsea manager, a 1-0 defeat to Spurs in March 2009. https://t.co/eJ5sU835kd
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JT, Willian, Cahill not travelled, along with suspended costa and injured hazard...first three have minor problems #Cfc
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In the hotly anticipated battle of the mascots it's an all lion affair. 
GOAL! Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 1 - Ruben Loftus-CheekFirst Premier League goal for the youngster, he tucks away Azpilicueta's low cross - with a helpful deflection off Joleon Lescott.
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