Post by staggerstag on Jan 28, 2018 12:41:13 GMT
Can Newcastle do a Wigan or WBA or Newport and upset the odds again today? There are rumours of discord between Conte and Abromavich behind the scenes at the Bridge with Conte saying that CFC's track record with managers is hardly stable, and my feeling is that he will not be in charge come next season.
Toon saw off Luton in the third round but their league form is less than impressive and progression to the fifth round would do their confidence no harm at all.
Chelsea: Caballero; Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill ; Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Kante, Alonso; Pedro, Batshuayi, Hazard.
Subs: Eduardo, Ampadu, Moses, Fabregas, Barkley, Musonda, Hudson-Odoi.
Newcastle: Darlow, Manquillo, Mbemba, Lascelles, Clark, Haïdara; Shelvey, Saivet, Hayden, Ritchie; Gayle.
Subs: Woodman, Yedlin, Dummett, Diamé, Atsu, Murphy, Joselu.
Referee: Kevin Friend
CFC 3/10
Toon 11/1
Draw 5/1
Preamble by Will Unwin :
Toon saw off Luton in the third round but their league form is less than impressive and progression to the fifth round would do their confidence no harm at all.
Chelsea: Caballero; Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill ; Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Kante, Alonso; Pedro, Batshuayi, Hazard.
Subs: Eduardo, Ampadu, Moses, Fabregas, Barkley, Musonda, Hudson-Odoi.
Newcastle: Darlow, Manquillo, Mbemba, Lascelles, Clark, Haïdara; Shelvey, Saivet, Hayden, Ritchie; Gayle.
Subs: Woodman, Yedlin, Dummett, Diamé, Atsu, Murphy, Joselu.
Referee: Kevin Friend
CFC 3/10
Toon 11/1
Draw 5/1
Preamble by Will Unwin :
It’s the one they’ve all been waiting for.
Chelsea take on Newcastle in a competition the latter have little interest in and the former only do out of necessity. Who will make more changes? Whose goalkeeper will be more out of nick? These are the questions we much ask ourselves ahead of the game at Stamford Bridge.
Rafa is Newcastle’s most successful manager of the Mike Ashley era, which is not saying much as they only won three matches in the first nine years of his reign. The Spaniard has now won twice in two years since settling into the hot seat, taking Ashley to five match wins in competition, which is great news for him. Newcastle have bigger fish to fry this season, mainly the need to stay up and to sell up, so losing today will not be too bad.
Liverpool fell at home to a team struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League yesterday, so Chelsea will not want to do the same. Their chances of winning the league are non-existent and the Champions League looks a bit tricky, not to mention the fact they lost to Arsenal in the Rumbelows Cup [Huh?] last week, so they really need to progress beyond the fourth round today.
Chelsea take on Newcastle in a competition the latter have little interest in and the former only do out of necessity. Who will make more changes? Whose goalkeeper will be more out of nick? These are the questions we much ask ourselves ahead of the game at Stamford Bridge.
Rafa is Newcastle’s most successful manager of the Mike Ashley era, which is not saying much as they only won three matches in the first nine years of his reign. The Spaniard has now won twice in two years since settling into the hot seat, taking Ashley to five match wins in competition, which is great news for him. Newcastle have bigger fish to fry this season, mainly the need to stay up and to sell up, so losing today will not be too bad.
Liverpool fell at home to a team struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League yesterday, so Chelsea will not want to do the same. Their chances of winning the league are non-existent and the Champions League looks a bit tricky, not to mention the fact they lost to Arsenal in the Rumbelows Cup [Huh?] last week, so they really need to progress beyond the fourth round today.
