If Chelsea are to keep their faint title hopes alive then nothing but a win will do them here today and i expect them with the good vibes going around at Chelsea right now to get one,by 1-0.

Manchester Uniteds big win over West Ham 4-1 has meant that Chelsea must win here to keep their Title draems alive for one more week at least,they are not in the drivers seat here at all and even a win won't win them the title but it does at leasy keep their season alive for the hope of winning the title,The Blues have been in great form of late and should win this match but Newcastle after a season to forget have improved as well and won't be easy to break down,Chelsea today will likely be at full stregth for this crucial match although Ballack hgas picked up a knock but all appears to be well and he should play.

Newcastle United have Viduka,Milner,Faye and Edgar back in to their line up for today but will miss ther services of Carr.Newcastle after seemingly getting over their hump a few weeks ago have been playing alot better and there are some real class players in their ranks but against a Chelsea side looking to keep their title hopes alive it might just be a bridge to far.

Recent matches between these two and it's been pretty even,Chelsea have won 3 of the last 6 played and have only lost one of those last 6 matches ,that was here at St James in 06 when Newcastle edged them 1-0.

Recent form and both sides have reason to smile,Chelsea are unbeaten in their 2 most recent matches and have beaten Everton away 0-1 and their last game was a 2-1 win over United,but Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 8 away games and on the road this season they have conceeded only 13 goals and have collected 12 wins with 3 losses and 3 draws.

Newcastle have improved from earlier in their season and it would'nt of taken much to improve on that form,they have collected 3 wins from their last 5 games but were held to a 2-2 draw in their last match by West Ham,they have however won their last two at St James by 2-0 over Sunderland and 3-0 over Reading,howver Chelsea are a different kettle of fish altogether.

Not many goals in these clashes in recent times with only 2 goals being scored on Chelseas last 3 matches at Newcastle,both sides have a win a peice and one match ended in a draw.

I like Chelsea today,Newcastle may have alot of good players and proven Goal scorers but Chelsea have an air tight defence that should see them through and with their players playing well right now it should be enough to see the Blues sneak past them and record a narrow win,Chelsea for me 0-1...Good Luck.



Pick : Handi Cap Draw - Chelsea to win by exactly 1 Goal
Odds : 3.50
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : TAB(NZ)
Date : 2008-05-05
Match Result : 0-2
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