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The Magpies are without a Premier League away win this season, and they’re extremely unlikely to buck that trend at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. This is likely to be a damage limitation exercise for Joe Kinnear’s men, so please don’t be tempted by the 22/1 (betfair) on offer that they land a surprise victory!

Surprisingly, Chelsea have only managed three victories out of six at Stamford Bridge, although this won’t stop punters piling in at the 2/9 (totesport) on offer. After all, their last league match at home saw them outclass Sunderland 5-0, and it could well be a similar scoreline in this match. I’ll be repeating last week’s winning strategy of backing the Blues to be ahead at the interval and by the final whistle, with Centrebet offering 7/10. They have now managed this on the past four occasions in the league.

Newcastle’s record on the road is one of the worst in the division, despite picking up a remarkable point at Old Trafford on the opening day of the season. Since then, they have collected just one extra point from their five road trips, with two clean sheets all season telling its own story. Sportingbet are offering a tempting 25/1 that Chelsea grab another 5-0 against north-east opponents, although the more likely outcome is 3-0 (Stan James) in favour of Phil Scolari’s men. The in-form Nicolas Anelka is 18/1 (Blue Square) to score another hat-trick.