Chelsea are not the team Alan Pardew would have wanted the weekend after losing at Sunderland. With Newcastle having won only one league game at home this season, and Chelsea on a hot streak, this promises to be a tough afternoon for Pardew's talented but inconsistent team. It hardly helps the Geordie cause that injuries dictate Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor, Newcastle's best central-defensive pair, are unavailable to try to halt the Fernando Torres renaissance. Louise Taylor
Kick-off today 12.45pm
Venue St James' Park
Last season Newcastle 3 Chelsea 2
Live BT Sport 1
Referee L Mason
This season G6, Y23, R1, 4.2 cards per game
Odds H 5-1 A 8-13 D 31-10
Newcastle
Subs from Elliot, Anita, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Bigirimana, Cissé, Vuckic, Obertan Doubtful None
Injured Coloccini (groin, 9 Nov), S Taylor (hamstring, 23 Nov), R Taylor (knee, Aug 2014), Dummett (hamstring, unknown), Haidara (hamstring, unknown), Gutiérrez (personal problems, unknown)
Suspended None Form LDWLLW Discipline Y14 R2
Leading scorer Rémy 5
Chelsea
Subs from Hilário, Schwarzer, Azpilicueta, Bertrand, Kalas, Cahill, Essien, Mikel, Schürrle, De Bruyne, Eto'o, Willian, Ba
Doubtful None
Injured Van Ginkel (knee, May)
Suspended None
Form WWWDWL
Discipline Y12 R1
Leading scorer Oscar 4
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