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Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Jose Mourinho knows Chelsea must avoid a repeat of last season's nightmare trip to Stoke if they are to re-establish their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.Mourinho's side travel to the Britannia Stadium 48 hours after Manchester City's 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace drew the champions level on points with the Blues.City are behind the leaders only on goal difference and while Chelsea boss Mourinho insists his team will not feel any extra pressure, anything less than victory will hand Manuel Pellegrini's team a major lift heading into the busy Christmas period.And if they are to reassert their early standing as favourites to be crowned champions, Chelsea must improve on last December's showing at Stoke when individual errors contributed to the home side's 3-2 victory.But Mourinho is confident his team have learned their lesson and are more than capable of matching Mark Hughes' side."We played so well collectively last season but we made two individual mistakes that cost us the game.