Chelsea v Newcastle stats and information, as provided by nufc.co.uk : STAT ATTACK Saturdays meeting is the 156th match between the two clubs, and the 140th in the league. TICKET NEWS Newcastles away allocation for this fixture has sold out. LAST MEETING 6th December, 2014 - Newcastle 2 (Cisse 57, 78) Chelsea 1 (Drogba 83) Newcastle (4-3-3): Rob Elliot (Jak Alnwick 46); Daryl Janmaat, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Paul Dummett; Moussa Sissoko, Cheick Tiote, Jack Colback; Remy Cabella (Papiss Cisse 53), Ayoze Perez, Sammy Ameobi (Mike Williamson 82) Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois; Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Cesar Azpilicueta (Filipe Luis 67); John Obi Mikel, Cesc Fabregas; Willian (Didier Drogba 67), Oscar (Andre Schurrle 60), Eden Hazard; Diego Costa FULL RECORD v CHELSEA P155 W52 D39 L64 F195 A231 FORM GUIDE (Last six games - all competitions) Chelsea - WLDWWW Newcastle - LDWLLL LAST LINE-UP Chelsea (v Watford, FA Cup): Petr Cech; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma, Gary Cahill, Filipe Luis; John Obi Mikel, Ramires; Andre Schurrle (Willian 46), Oscar (Diego Costa 46), Loic Remy; Didier Drogba (Nathan Ake 80) Not used: Thibaut Courtois, Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic, Mohamed Salah Newcastle (v Leicester, FA Cup): Jak Alnwick; Davide Santon (Lubomir Satka 58), Mike Williamson, Paul Dummett, Massadio Haidara; Vurnon Anita, Cheick Tiote, Haris Vuckic (Callum Roberts 79); Adam Armstrong, Emmanuel Riviere, Remy Cabella Not used: Freddie Woodman, Gael Bigirimana, Alex Gilliead, Yoan Gouffran, Adam Campbell TOP SCORER Chelsea - Diego Costa (14) Newcastle - Papiss Cisse (9) TEAM NEWS Chelsea - The Blues have a clean bill of health and a full squad to select from. Having rested a handful of players for their FA Cup tie against Watford last weekend, the likes of Thibaut Courtois, John Terry, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas are all expected to return. Newcastle - Goalkeeper Tim Krul is expected to be back in between the sticks after missing the last ten games with an ankle injury. Captain Fabricio Coloccini, full-back Daryl Janmaat, midfielders Moussa Sissoko and Jack Colback, and forwards Ayoze Perez and Sammy Ameobi could all return from respective injuries. However, Steven Taylor will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles, while Rob Elliot (thigh), Mehdi Abeid (toe), Ryan Taylor (knee), Rolando Aarons (hamstring), Gabriel Obertan (thigh) and Siem de Jong (thigh) remain out of action. Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote are also absent, as they represent Senegal and Ivory Coast respectively at the Africa Cup of Nations. A WORD FROM BOTH CAMPS Steve Holland, Chelsea assistant first team coach: Theres been a really good focus this week. To have a week where we can have 20 players together for three or four days with a highly-organised build-up is a big advantage. Everybody is in good shape physically and there is a strong determination within the group to win the game. We lost there (Newcastle) recently and its not something we want to repeat. John Carver, Newcastle caretaker manager: Weve got a good record against Chelsea and Ive got to use that as a huge positive. Were going up against one of the best sides in the Premier League, if not Europe, and one of the best managers. Im going to take it in my stride and Im going to enjoy it but I want to win. Whatever means it may take, Ill do my best. REFEREE Roger East (Wiltshire): 2014/15 record - 16 games, 60 yellow cards, 1 red card PLAYED FOR BOTH TEAMS Joe Allon, Demba Ba, Celestine Babyaro, Dave Beasant, Geremi, Mick Harford, Scott Parker, Gavin Peacock, Loic Remy, Patrick van Aanholt FANCY A FLUTTER? To find the best odds for Saturdays match, thanks to our official betting partner 138, click here. DID YOU KNOW? Newcastle have beaten Chelsea in four of their last six Barclays Premier League meetings. /Lain
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 14:12:33 +0000
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