Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho left Frank Lampard on the bench for the Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.
It was one of two changes from Wednesday's win over Sunderland, with Willian out of the squad altogether and John Obi Mikel and Andre Schurrle coming in.
Jonathan Walters returned to the Stoke side after missing his first league game in 103 in the 0-0 draw with Cardiff, while Marc Muniesa deputised at left-back for Erik Pieters, who has a groin strain.
Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Muniesa, Nzonzi, Whelan, Walters, Adam, Arnautovic, Crouch. Subs: Pennant, Palacios, Jones, Assaidi, Wilkinson, Sorensen, Ireland.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Ramires, Mikel, Schurrle, Mata, Hazard, Torres. Subs: Cole, Essien, Lampard, De Bruyne, Ba, Schwarzer, Eto'o.
