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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 10 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2003, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 10 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 25 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 Nov | Chelsea | 5 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 12 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Blues have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Magpies, and 11 goals against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 36 points from the 15 games played. Newcastle Utd.'s 20 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Chelsea is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 12 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |