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Who can stop Chelsea’s undefeated run in the Premier League? Will it be Newcastle United at home? Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 11:45pm AEDT
Chelsea sit on top of the table with eleven wins and three draws, having just smashed Spurs 3-0 during their mid week fixture. At the same time Newcastle were held to a 1-1 draw at Burnley.
Newcastle has won their last three matches at home and their form line is right up there with Chelsea. They will take some heart from the fact that they have beaten Chelsea in their last two meetings at St James Park.
Chelsea should welcome back striker Diego Costa from suspension into their star studded line up. What a luxury this is. Didier Drogba scored midweek filling in for Costa and it doesn’t seem to matter which one is in the starting line up, they will cause havoc.
Fabregas and Hazard are their architects in mid field but their attack is generated right through their line up, back to the right and left backs in Ivanovic and Azpilicueta who have both been in great form. Hazard has scored four goals in three appearances against Newcastle.
Newcastle, after a slow start to the season have strengthened their defence with Janmaart and Dummett, the stand outs. They will miss Goalie Tim Krul who is out for some weeks, injured.
Cisse, up front, scored mid week against Burnley and they will hope he can do it again on Saturday.
Chelsea have a Champions League game on Wednesday night at home to Sporting Lisbon, but having already qualified this will not affect their trip to Newcastle as they can probably rest players in the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho has put together a squad destined to take out the League after falling short last season. Alan Pardew has restored Newcastle United to the top end of the league after a slow start and early season losses to Southampton and Stoke.
Mourinho won’t be in any mood to drop points on the road for the second weekend in a row and I feel Newcastle’s defence has been hit hard by the injury to Krul and could fall back to early season form.
Prediction: Newcastle 1-2 Chelsea.
Will Chelsea continue on their winning ways or will the home stadium give Newcastle the drive to cause the upset of the season?
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