match facts


Newcastle United have scored the highest
proportion of second-half goals in the Barclays
Premier League (76%) this term.
Newcastle scored two goals from three shots on
target in their 2-1 win over Chelsea at St James'
Park in December.
Chelsea have scored with 18% of their shots and hit
the target with 50%. Both are league-high figures.
Newcastle have scored more goals from substitutes
than any other team in the top flight (eight),
including Papiss Cisse's double in their victory over
Chelsea last month


MATCH PREVIEW

Newcastle United caretaker boss John Carver says
he is going to enjoy the challenge of facing Jose
Mourinho's Chelsea when the two sides meet at
Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Carver has been given the interim role following
the departure of Alan Pardew, who was confirmed
as the new Crystal Palace manager last weekend,
and has made no secret of his desire to coach his
hometown club on a permanent basis.
Newcastle's 2-1 win over Chelsea at St James'
Park last month made it three consecutive home
league successes against the title challengers but it
is different story on their travels to west London.
The Tyneside club have earned one league victory
at Stamford Bridge since 1986 but Carver is
undaunted by the task of improving that record.
"We're going up against one of the best sides - and
best manager - in Europe, if not the world," said
Carver. "We've got a good record against Chelsea
and we have to use that to our advantage this
weekend. It'll be great standing in the technical
area next to him. I'm going to take it in my stride
and I'm going to enjoy it, but I want to win."

Chelsea have stuttered in the BPL in recent weeks,
with a draw at Southampton and a 5-3 defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur leaving them with an identical
record to second-placed Manchester City.
Mourinho's side now top the table by virtue of
alphabetical order, but, after a 3-0 FA Cup win
over Championship side Watford, striker Loic Remy
- who spent last year on loan at Newcastle from
QPR - insists spirits are high.
"The mood is really positive and we're still focused
on all of our targets. During the season every team
will be in trouble at certain times," he said. "For us
I hope it's behind us now with the last two league
games. The players are still happy. Against
Watford we deserved the win and we showed we
can react.
"We're still top of the league, we've qualified for
the next round in the FA Cup so there is no reason
to be negative. It's going to be hard but we want to
win every competition, that's why the mentality
and quality of the squad can make the
difference."
Chelsea have no injury concerns heading into the
fixture. Newcastle could be set to welcome first-
choice goalkeeper Tim Krul - out since November
with an ankle problem - back into the starting XI
after playing in a behind-closed-doors friendly
on Thursday.

Krul's deputy Rob Elliot (thigh) is still out, along
with Rolando Aarons (hamstring), Mehdi Abeid
(toe), Ryan Taylor (knee), Steven Taylor
(Achilles) and Siem de Jong and Gabriel Obertan
(both thigh). Sammy Ameobi has a knee complaint,
while Cheick Tiote and Papiss Cisse are both away
on Africa Cup of Nations duty. It remains to be
seen whether Fabricio Coloccini (buttock), Daryl
Janmaat (groin) and Jack Colback and Moussa
Sissoko (both hamstring) will be fit after missing
the defeat to Leicester City.

Chelsea (from): Cech, Courtois, Schwarzer, Ake,
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Christensen, Filipe, Ivanovic,
Terry, Zouma, Fabregas, Hazard, Matic, Mikel,
Oscar, Ramires, Salah, Willian, Costa, Drogba,
Remy, Schurrle, Solanke.

Newcastle United (from): Alnwick, Krul, Coloccini,
Dummett, Good, Haidara, Janmaat, Santon,
Streete, Williamson, Anita, Bigirimana, Cabella,
Colback, Sissoko, Vuckic, Ameobi, Armstrong,
Ferreyra, Gouffran, Perez, Riviere.

Match Appointments
Referee: Roger East Assistants: J Collin, M Scholes
Fourth Official: M Jones

Come on chelsea,today's victory is ours. KTBFFH

Ookay with pardew gone and newcastle searching for new coach coupled with their elimination from the FA cup newcastle's problems seems to be compounded ahead of this fixture.



Verdict: Chelsea to repeat the result of last season's reverse fixture 3-0. Anything short of that will be a surprise.

Chelsea 3-0 Newcastle

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Back to winning ways! Tottenham was a heartbreaker but we can't afford to do the real madrid else, any slip might hand the title over to city.

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Chelsea wins.

Go..newscastle

Match to end in draw.

we can do this again Newcastle. let's go there.

Come On Chels!

For Mourinho voice now,God while Newcastle again?

Cech starts

Chelsea to loose

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Chelshit pls be reminded that it is Newcastle o and there is a nightmare called Cisse

game on!

Chelsea to win

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correct

i am here, 4-0 in favour of chelsea #ktbffh