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Chelsea face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 17 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 22 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 20 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 13 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Blues 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 10 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 43 points from their 36 games played so far, Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 81 points from their 36 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Newcastle Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Chelsea | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |