Chelsea head as far north as they can in the Premier League for the first weekend in February as they look to get back to winning ways. Petr Cech and Juan Mata will be available to play, and both have been named in the starting lineup by interim manager Rafa Benitez. Marko Marin, however, has not. Here are the lineups that both teams will be trotting out for Saturday's tie:
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Mata, Bertrand, Ba\
Chelsea Bench: Turnbull, Azpilicueta, Ake, Ferreira, Benayoun, Marin, Torres
Newcastle: Krul, Debuchy, S.Taylor, Coloccini, Santon, Perch, Cabaye, Gouffran, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Cisse
Newcastle Bench: Elliot, Marveaux, Yanga-Mbiwa, Anita, Bigirimana, Obertan, Shola Ameobi
Howard Webb will be refereeing the match.
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