Stoke tried to catch the visitors out with an early attack as Xherdan Shaqiri unleashed an overhead kick less than a minute after kickoff, but the Swiss international’s finish did not trouble Asmir Begovic
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Chelsea dominated the first half and came close to opening the scoring as Diego Costa forced a save from Jack Butland, before the England international tipped a powerful Oscar shot over the bar
What will be even more pleasing for Hughes is that his side have managed to carry some Premier League form beyond the international break, notching a maximum nine points from three league fixtures
The forward made his first competitive start for 13 months when he played in the 1-0 Capital One Cup win at Fulham on Tuesday night
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The Blues are believed to be on the verge of selling Petr Cech to London rivals, Arsenal, which would leave manager Jose Mourinho in the market for a new goalkeeper
The Nigerian international spent last season on loan with the Potters and impressed in his 23 appearances, although his campaign was heavily disrupted by injuries
Moses, whose current Chelsea contract expires at the end of the month, enjoyed regular first-team action under Hughes and his form led Mourinho to attempt to get him back for the second half of their successful title charge in January
It took a while for the first chance to be fashioned, however, as Nelson Oliveira volleyed wide from a tight angle at the far post after a cross from Nathan Dyer on the quarter-hour mark
Victory over Stoke, who are one point and three places below them, would likely tie up a best ever Premier League finish of eighth, but Swansea would perhaps have more to gain from winning some of their other remaining fixtures
The Potters started the game well as Mame Biram Diouf went on a bustling run down the flank and cut the ball back to Steven N’Zonzi 25 yards from goal, but he blasted his effort over the bar
Moses said: “I was a little surprised because we had a 40-minute drive from the training ground and I didn’t know what to expect. It’s nice to see we can make the kids smile
He has scored three goals in 18 Premier League appearances after his loan was hit by injury problems earlier in the season
The 33-year-old forward has therefore been prevented from building on an encouraging start to life at the Britannia Stadium, which saw him score six goals in 15 Premier League appearances following his January 2014 arrival in a swap deal involving Kenwyne Jones
But despite being recognised by the attendant and posing for photos, any hopes the striker may have had of dodging a fine were dashed… after he was still slapped with a ticket