Chelsea v Newcastle United: Can the Toon dethrone the leaders?
Chelsea have made a 100 per cent winning start to the season but they were almost turned over at home by newly-promoted Reading in midweek, something that will have pleased visiting Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew no end.
The Magpies left west London last season with maximum points, thanks to a stunning brace from Papiss Cisse, and they are unbeaten in their past three visits to the Bridge.
Chelsea may boast the attacking talents of Hazard, Lampard, Mata and Torres, but defensively, as Reading highlighted on Wednesday, they remain suspect. Petr Cech used to be impregnable, but he hasn't been the same since that unfortunate head injury sustained against the Royals' Stephen Hunt.
Newcastle United saw off Spurs last weekend and they will be looking to record back-to-back wins at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1954.
Goals are almost definitely guaranteed in this clash, but who will score the greater amount? The majority of our pundits belive it will be a blue day for the visitors.
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Shub Chaterjee |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Man United |
Alex Richert |
3 |
V |
3 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
2 |
V |
3 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Stoke City |
Jack Heaney |
3 |
V |
3 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Spurs |
Mike Richards |
2 |
V |
2 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
1 |
V |
1 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
2 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hossiennia |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
0 |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
2 |
V |
0 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
3 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
Chelsea are expected to make it a hat-trick of wins.
Home: 22; Draw: 8; Away: 3. TBC 1.
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