Newcastle United v Chelsea: Squad sheets

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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