Newcastle United will travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea for their second game of the Premier League and manager Alan Pardew is eyeing a repeat of the 2-0 victory his side enjoyed there last season.
Both teams will be looking forward to a victory after Chelsea finished one place behind Newcastle last season. The Blues will be hoping to avenge the 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Magpies at home which came through two brilliant goals courtesy of Papiss Demba Cisse.
This time around, Newcastle face a stern test against a new look and impressive Chelsea squad which has the likes of Juan Mata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Victor-Moses-c36075 in attack. Chelsea have been very active in the transfer market this season and have brought in 5 new players as they target the Premier League title after last season’s poor run in.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 started their Premier League campaign in impressive fashion as they managed 2-0 and 4-2 victories of Wigan Athletic and Reading respectively. The Blues have shown how good they are going forward, but conceded goals at home against Reading that have revealed their defensive frailties.
Newcastle will be looking to get in the Chelsea defender’s faces as they target a repeat of last season’s victory. The Magpies won their Premier League opener against Tottenham at home on the first day of the Premier League. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 to provide them the edge over Chelsea.
Speaking about the game, Pardew said:
"Chelsea are the European champions. They won the Champions League and they have improved since then - Hazard looks a great buy. We know him well, so we know what to expect from him.”
"There are no surprises in that team, but I think in some ways, we can match them and give a good showing there. Certainly with this team, I think we are a little bit stronger than last year."
Pardew considers the win at Stamford Bridge as one of his greatest personal victories.
He added: "I had never won at Chelsea in any capacity. I have been there many times and it's a very difficult place to win, so that would go down as one of the great victories."
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