CHELSEA VS NEWCASTLE: COSTA RETURNS

The Spain international, WHO has scored 11 Premier League goals this season, missed Wednesday's 3-0 win over Tottenham DUE to a one-game ban for five cautions. Matic, meanwhile, picked up his own FIFTH booking of the Campaign Against Spurs in the victory and will now miss the trip to St James' Park.

Jose Mourinho is likely to have Gary Cahill available Enigma the center-back frame substituted at half-time at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, with the Chelsea manager confirming the England international Had not suffered concussion following a challenge with January Vertonghen.

Chelsea remain Clear Six points of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, while Newcastle sit ninth following a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Tuesday.

Mourinho has never won a game at St James' Park, and in the corresponding fixture last season, Newcastle ran out 2-0 thanks to goals Winners from Yoan Gouffran and Loic Remy.

Newcastle approach the fixture on a run of just one defeat in nine matches Their last in all competitions and Pardew believes his own players can find weaknesses in an unbeaten Chelsea team.

"MENTALLY we are in a strong position and OUR confidence is high. We have good spirit and are learning lessons along the way, "said the Newcastle manager.

"We need to threaten Chelsea Because They look terrific. They are a great team WHO are strong and organised.

"Somewhere along the line Chelsea will slip up, and hopefully we can exploit Any weaknesses THEY HAVE."

But Newcastle's hopes of Becoming The First team to beat Chelsea this Term Could be derailed by an injury Crisis That has shown little sign of easing.

Fabricio Coloccini is still struggling for fitness Enigma missing the last TWO games with a calf problem, while goalkeeper Tim Krul Remains out with an ankle Complaint and winger Rolando Aarons is a Doubt DUE to a hamstring Issue .  

Ryan Taylor (knee) is sidelined, along with Long-Term absentees Gabriel Obertan and Siem de Jong (Both thigh), as well as Davide Santon (knee).Catch the action at 15:45 st.James park

UNITED RADAR ON GOTZE

United boss Louis Van Gaal still wants big spending trend by signing Bayern playmaker Mario Gotze  for 5o million Euros.By signing the player Juan Mata will be freee to move to any club so as to leave the gap for Gotze

CAN ARSENAL DELIVER?

Arsenal are not just a football club. They have become a verb, an adjective, a damning accusation. Less than two weeks ago, Arsenal were so very Arsenal as they out Arsenalled themselves.

They dominated possession, created chances, missed them, conceded goals in predictably embarrassing fashion and lost to a rival. Manchester United’s victory at the Emirates Stadium brought suggestions that it might be the end of an era for Arsene Wenger.

What followed was very Arsenal, too. Whenever they seem on the brink of crisis, they rally. They illustrate that the idea they were in meltdown was a hysterical overreaction. Three wins and three clean sheets against Borussia Dortmund, West Brom and Southampton amount to an emphatic response. Rather than going into freefall, they have climbed back up the table.

In its own way, it was entirely typical. And this is the Arsenal paradox. Despite the stereotype of a team with mental frailties, they have won plenty of pressure games over the years. Those 18 successive top-four finishes and the 15 consecutive years they have qualified from the Champions League group stage have included many a must-win match and incorporated hundreds of nail-biting moments.

The general theme is that Arsenal invariably lose to Chelsea, Manchester City, United and whoever they face in the Champions League knockout stages but can beat almost everyone else. But there is an exception. Stoke. Or, to be precise, Stoke away.

If Wenger is to fulfil his ambition of regaining the title in the next three years, Saturday's clash is precisely the sort of fixture they need to prove they can win. Chelsea triumphed at the Britannia Stadium in 2009-10 and Carlo Ancelotti’s side became champions. United won on Stoke soil in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2012-13. Each season finished with Sir Alex Ferguson celebrating.

But Arsenal have only ever won once at the Britannia and it certainly didn’t feel like a victory. They were too concerned by Aaron Ramsey’s horrific leg break in 2010 to really enjoy Cesc Fabregas and Thomas Vermaelen’s late goals. Otherwise it has been a familiar pattern of draws and defeats, of long balls, long throws and long faces.

MATIC ABSENCE STILL NO PROBLEM

The Chelsea boss believes his own That can COPE side without the Serbian midfielder, while he confirms That Diego Costa will start despite the Blues winning 3-0 in his own absence

Jose Mourinho  is confident That  Chelsea  can overcome a difficult away trip to  Newcastle  even, without the suspended  Nemanja Matic .

The Serbia international has been in excellent form for the Blues, anchoring the midfielder and starting all of Their Premier League matches so far this season, BUT he picked up a booking FIFTH of the Campaign Against Tottenham.

Mourinho, though, is adamant his own That squad are Strong Enough to COPE with the absence of Matic, just as They did when Diego Costa frame suspended Against Spurs - a match the west Londoners Which won 3-0.

When asked by reporter about Matic's Suspension, the Portuguese replied: "No problem. Diego frame ALSO important for us and he did not play and we did not want to speak about him.

"This time it is a big player for us Who is not playing BUT WE trust another person and we forget Matic. He has a little bit of a holiday, a free weekend Which he deserves very, very much, and he comes back Stronger. "

Mourinho, WHO Claims That he "does not care" about the records That Could break Chelsea this season, has famously never won at St James's Park in the league and expects the Magpies to raise his own side Against Their game once again.

Asked why he struggle against the Toon, he opined: "Because it is difficult, it is a difficult stadium to play. There are a few stadiums in this country clearly Where, when They see the Chelsea shirt, They play the game of Their Lives.

"When They Play Against Other Teams They look like They are playing friendlies BUT Because maybe this is Chelsea, in the last decade, That Became a strong team everybody wants to beat. "

Despite scoring Against Tottenham on Wednesday evening, Mourinho confirmed ALSO Didier Drogba That frame unlikely to keep his own place in the squad, with Diego Costa returning to the starting XI.

ALSO AMONG THEM!

The midfielder has been in great form this season saw a fate That Yanga and Azam try to snatch him from Simba

Simba and Taifa Stars midfielder Jonas Mkude says he still can not believe That his own name is among the five Nominees for Goal Tanzania Player of the Year Award 2014.  

Sa'id further Mkude That he thinks the competition will be tough DUE to the caliber of names he has been pitched Against, BUT being on the list of Nominees has granted him confidence of KNOWING That what he does on the pitch is being seen and appreciated by fans .

"I am not very sure of winning the award Because I believe the Other Nominees are ALSO better from Their success to Their valuable contribution to club and country, BUT IF I do win I will be very happy Because Goal is a big network Which showcases MANY global stars' ", said Mkude.  

The midfielder has been in great form this season saw a fate That Yanga and Azam try to snatch him from Simba, that did not materialize however as the Lions offered him a new Deal worth a mouth watering 60 million shilling as well as a sports car.

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