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Chelsea face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 35 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 05 May | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Chelsea's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blues, and 2 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 29 points from their 30 games thus far. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 61 points from their 30 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |