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Chelsea F.C. versus Newcastle United

After dropping two valuable points against Aston Villa in midweek, Chelsea look to improve on their faltering form with a win against struggling Newcastle United.

Chelsea are a wounded animal, and the next team to visit Stamford Bridge and test their 72 league games unbeaten record at home are Newcastle United - but the visiters are hardly enjoying life under their new manager Sam Allardyce.

With seven points from nine, including one against then-league leaders Arsenal, Nnewcastle finally seemed to have found some form after a stop-start beginning to the campaign, which saw the northern side languishing in midtable. However, their latest result was far from encouraging, suffering a defeat away to the ever-improving Wigan Athletic.

Chelsea's last three games have been less than productive, taking four points from nine. However, having come from two men down against Aston Villa to take the lead before squandering it will have taken its toll on the London side and with United winning, it means Chelsea are now seven points behind the Champions in the title race, and six behind Arsenal, who also slipped up away to Portsmouth.

Only a win is acceptable, and recent encounters suggest Chelsea head into this game with both the superior record at home to Newcastle, and the better form of the two teams, with 13 points from their last 18.

Match Chat here - and remember, predict in the Prediction League!

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Newcastle shouldnt realy cause us too many problems. We should be pissing all over them, but with our situation as it is atm I feel we are going to be right up against it over the coming weeks.

They will come and have a go at us as they know we are leaking goals left right and centre. that could play into our hands....hopefully.

Big Sam has got Newcastle playing a bit like Bolton and one of their strong points of their game is their set pieces. That is a bit worrying considering we will be playing with 3 out of 4 first team defenders missing and Ben Haim has been a bit hit and miss and doesnt fill you with confidence. We'll have to use Ballack and Mikels height at corners etc...to compensate for the loss of JT and Riccy.

I'd go 4-4-2 again to see if this was a flash in the pan from Sheva or maybe the start of him turning the corner thumbsup.gif

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Newcastle have good players, but as a team they are fucking hopeless. Derby almost done them at st james' and wigan beat them yesterday after they put in another miserable performance. They are shite. Even with 10 injuries, we'll probably do em.

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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is out with a thigh injury, with Ricardo Carvalho and Ashley Cole suspended.

John Terry (foot), Carlo Cudicini (rib), Didier Drogba (knee), Florent Malouda (knee) and Claude Makelele (ear) are also out.

Newcastle's Joey Barton will not play after being remanded in custody charged with common assault and affray.

Striker Michael Owen (thigh) could return, while Claudio Cacapa and Nicky Butt may figure after being rested.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, Alex, Ben-Haim, J Cole, Essien, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Mikel, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro, Ballack.

Newcastle (from): Given, Harper, Carr, Beye, and'Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Faye, Edgar, Geremi, Butt, Milner, Emre, Duff, Smith, Martins, Viduka, Owen.

----------------Cech----------------------

--Belletti - Alex - Ben Haim - Ferreira--

-SWP - Ballack - Essien - Joe Cole--

----------Pizarro - Shevchenko-------

^ The team for me.

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