AHEAD of our FA Cup Quarter-Final clash with Chelsea on Sunday, stokecityfc.com preview the game by taking a look at all the facts and stats surrounding the two sides.
1: The Potters have scored once from a long throw against Chelsea, however not in recent times but in the 1972 League Cup final. Terry Conroy put Stoke ahead in the first half after the Blues had failed to clear Peter Dobing's 'Rory Delap like' ball in.
2: The Blues have suffered consecutive defeats for the first time in almost five years, having lost to both Inter Milan and Manchester City in recent weeks.
3: There's only ever been three goalless draws in games between the two sides.
4: This is only the fourth occasion Stoke have reached this stage of the competition since the Second World War.
5: City recorded their highest tally of goals at Stamford Bridge way back in 1946 as the Potters secured a superb 5-2 victory, with a hat-trick from Alex Ormston and others from Freddie Steele and John Kirton.
8: We've won eight times at Stamford Bridge previously.
13: Thirteen goals were scored by both clubs over 3 League Cup games in 1974. The initial tie was drawn 1-1 and the replay 2-2 before the Potters eventually went through with a 6-2 win.
21: Chelsea have great pedigree in the FA Cup and have lost just once in the competition over the last 21 games - at Barnsley in the Quarter Finals two years ago.
27: City have beaten the Blues 27 times in all competitions. There have been 19 draws and 35 losses.
72: The Potters' greatest hour came back in '72' as goals from Terry Conroy and George Eastham helped secure a 2-1 League Cup Final success against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.
75: The minute Paul Peschisolido scored at Stamford Bridge to shell-shock the Blues and knock them out of the Coca-Cola Cup in 1995.
93: Chelsea have scored injury time winners in both of the last two meetings between the clubs.
98: The amount of goals scored by the Blues so far this season.
132: Days since Stoke last won in London - the 1-0 victory against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
1934: Stoke and Chelsea's first FA Cup Fifth Round tie came in February 1934 where the Potters came out 3-1 winners, thanks to a brace from Sir Stanley Matthews.
2574: The amount of days since Chelsea last lost at home in the FA Cup. (2003 against Arsenal in a Quarter-Final replay - since then they have won 15 and drawn just 2 on home turf)
