Chelsea vs Huddersfield Town
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Date: Saturday, February 2, 2019
Kick-off: 3pm GMT
Chelsea must recover from their humiliating demolition at Bournemouth as Maurizio Sarri's Blues host bottom-of-the-table Bournemouth on Saturday.
Bournemouth stunned Chelsea with a 4-0 win on the south coast in midweek, with the Blues conceding four second-half goals as Sarri led a near hour-long inquest following the defeat.
Sarri's extraordinary press conference earlier this month had initially seemed to spark Chelsea back into life, but the coach must do it all over again after seeing his side slip out of the top four.
Fortunately for Chelsea, they host a Huddersfield side who have won just two games all season, and look almost certain to be relegated as they sit 12 points adrift of safety.
Chelsea team news and predicted line-up
Sarri has no injury problems to contend with, but injuries are not his immediate concern.
With motivation looking to be an issue, Sarri may opt to change things up against a weak Huddersfield side - the likes of David Luiz and Mateo Kovacic could be rested after failing to impress at Bournemouth.
There is also a big question mark over whether Gonzalo Higuain will start - the striker was hauled off in the second half in midweek, and is yet to score in his two starts on loan at Chelsea.
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Christensen, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard
Score prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Huddersfield
Despite Chelsea's struggles against Bournemouth, the Blues should have enough about them to see off a Huddersfield side who have won just 11 points all season.
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Match odds
- Chelsea ton win: 1/5
- Draw: 13.2
- Huddersfield to win: 18/1
First goalscorer odds
- Eden Hazard: 3/1
- Gonzalo Higuain: 3/1
- Pedro: 4/1
- Laurent Depoitre: 20/1
- Willian: 11/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will not be available to watch live in the UK.
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Head to Head history (h2h)
The sides have faced each other three times in the Premier League: Chelsea have won twice, and drawn once.
Chelsea won the reverse fixture 3-0 at John Smith's Stadium earlier this season, though the Terriers drew 1-1 at the Bridge last season.
