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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 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 39 and win only 10 of the 68 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Blues have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 36 points from their 16 games. Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
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 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |