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Hughes may experiment at Chelsea
- Updated: December 31, 2016
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes says he “may try something different” when he takes his team to face Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Hughes has never won a Premier League game at the home of the Blues in 10 attempts as a manager, losing eight of those contests.
However, with Antonio Conte’s side looking to equal Arsenal’s Premier League record for the most consecutive wins of 13 when the Potters visit west London, the Welshman knows just what a test awaits him and his players.
Which is why Hughes is prepared to experiment this weekend in the hope of ending both his own poor record at the Bridge, as well as Chelsea’s long winning run.
“We have looked at different things,” he told Soccer Saturday. “We tried something different at Arsenal and played Marko Arnautovic down the middle and that affected the game and we went in the lead in that game as well.
“We played two up front against Liverpool and we may well try something different against Chelsea.
“A lot of times with these games the expectation is …
