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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 10 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 20 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 13 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 22 Mar | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 38 points from their 19 games. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 26 points from their 19 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 48 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |