Chelsea v Stoke team news: Fernando Torres starts up front

 
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Matt McGeehan5 April 2014

Fernando Torres returned up front and Mohamed Salah made his first Chelsea start in the Premier League clash with Stoke.

Nemanja Matic and Frank Lampard returned in midfield in a side showing four changes from the one which began Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss at Paris St Germain.

Wilson Palacios came in for Stephen Ireland in the only change to the Stoke side which beat Hull 1-0 last weekend.

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Lampard, Matic; Schurrle, Willian, Salah, Torres

Stoke: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters; Odemwingie, Whelan, Palacios, Nzonzi, Arnautovic; Crouch

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