Chelsea travel to take on Reading at Madejski Stadium on Wednesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of their 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in August 2007, over five years ago, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Royals in a Premier League match.
TEAM NEWS
Reading striker Noel Hunt faces a fitness test on an unspecified injury he picked up in the FA Cup win over Sheffield United.
Fellow forward Jason Roberts is definitely out and new signing Daniel Carrico is unlikely to feature.
Chelsea still have doubts over the fitness of goalkeeper Petr Cech and defender David Luiz.
Manager Rafael Benitez is without the suspended Eden Hazard, who serves the second of a three-match ban.
Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:
22 Ross Turnbull
28 Cesar Azpilicueta
2 Branislav Ivanovic
24 Gary Cahill
3 Ashley Cole
7 Ramires
8 Frank Lampard (c)
11 Oscar
10 Juan Mata
34 Ryan Bertrand
9 Fernando Torres
Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 26 John Terry, 57 Nathan Ake, 30 Yossi Benayoun, 21 Marko Marin, 29 Demba Ba.
Reading are expected to line up in the following 4-1-4-1 formation:
Federici; Kelly, Pearce, Mariappa, Harte; Leigertwood; Kébé, Guthrie, Karacan, McAnuff (c); Pogrebnyak.
Substitutues: Taylor, Shorey, Morrison, Akpan, Robson-Kanu, McCleary, Le Fondre.
The referee is Mark Halsey.
Head-to-head
Reading's last league win against Chelsea was 3-1 at home in the old Division Two in March 1930.
They have lost the five league games played since then - including a 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.
In total, the Royals have won just three times against Chelsea in 19 matches in all competitions - in 1926, 1930 and the first leg of a League Cup tie in 1987.
Reading
This is Reading's 100th Premier League match. They have won 30, drawn 20 and lost 49.
They have managed just three clean sheets this season, the lowest in the top-flight along with Wigan. Only the Latics (25) have conceded more goals at home than the Royals (21).
Reading have used 26 players in the Premier League this season - only Tottenham, with 27, have used more.
Chelsea
Rafael Benitez's team have won their last four away matches in the league. The last time they won five in a row was between April and September 2009.
They are the only team along with Wigan to have won more points away than they have done at home this season.
Frank Lampard is two goals short of becoming the first player in Premier League history to score at least 10 goals in 10 consecutive Premier League seasons.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in August 2007, over five years ago, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Royals in a Premier League match.
TEAM NEWS
Reading striker Noel Hunt faces a fitness test on an unspecified injury he picked up in the FA Cup win over Sheffield United.
Fellow forward Jason Roberts is definitely out and new signing Daniel Carrico is unlikely to feature.
Chelsea still have doubts over the fitness of goalkeeper Petr Cech and defender David Luiz.
Manager Rafael Benitez is without the suspended Eden Hazard, who serves the second of a three-match ban.
Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:
22 Ross Turnbull
28 Cesar Azpilicueta
2 Branislav Ivanovic
24 Gary Cahill
3 Ashley Cole
7 Ramires
8 Frank Lampard (c)
11 Oscar
10 Juan Mata
34 Ryan Bertrand
9 Fernando Torres
Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 26 John Terry, 57 Nathan Ake, 30 Yossi Benayoun, 21 Marko Marin, 29 Demba Ba.
Reading are expected to line up in the following 4-1-4-1 formation:
Federici; Kelly, Pearce, Mariappa, Harte; Leigertwood; Kébé, Guthrie, Karacan, McAnuff (c); Pogrebnyak.
Substitutues: Taylor, Shorey, Morrison, Akpan, Robson-Kanu, McCleary, Le Fondre.
The referee is Mark Halsey.
Head-to-head
Reading's last league win against Chelsea was 3-1 at home in the old Division Two in March 1930.
They have lost the five league games played since then - including a 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season.
In total, the Royals have won just three times against Chelsea in 19 matches in all competitions - in 1926, 1930 and the first leg of a League Cup tie in 1987.
Reading
This is Reading's 100th Premier League match. They have won 30, drawn 20 and lost 49.
They have managed just three clean sheets this season, the lowest in the top-flight along with Wigan. Only the Latics (25) have conceded more goals at home than the Royals (21).
Reading have used 26 players in the Premier League this season - only Tottenham, with 27, have used more.
Chelsea
Rafael Benitez's team have won their last four away matches in the league. The last time they won five in a row was between April and September 2009.
They are the only team along with Wigan to have won more points away than they have done at home this season.
Frank Lampard is two goals short of becoming the first player in Premier League history to score at least 10 goals in 10 consecutive Premier League seasons.
. Don't even get me started on the ginger tart we have up top. 
Juan!!