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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 37 and win only 10 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 20 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 10 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 31 points from the 12 games played. Newcastle Utd.'s 18 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 49 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |