Team Line-Ups - Chelsea v Newcastle United
By Tyne-Talk
May 15 2011
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has included youngsters Sammy Ameobi and Kazenga LuaLua on the bench for today's game against Chelsea as he contends with injuries being carried by key players. Shane Ferguson starts alongside Ryan Taylor and Joey Barton captains the side in the absence of Kevin Nolan who has undergone surgery for an ankle injury. Didier Drogba starts on the bench for Chelsea, whilst Torres starts alongside Anelka.
Chelsea
Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry (c), Alex, Ashley Cole, Ramires, Frank Lampard, Josh McEachran, Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun
Substitutes
Ross Turnbull, Paulo Ferreira, David Luiz, Michael Essien, John Obi Mikel, Florent Malouda, Didier Drogba
Newcastle Utd
Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Jonas Gutierrez, Joey Barton (c), Ryan Taylor, Shane Ferguson, Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands
Substitutes
Ole Soderberg, James Tavernier, Alan Smith, Kazenga LuaLua, Sammy Ameobi, Nile Ranger, Shefki Kuqi
MATCH PREVIEW/STATS/THREAD: CHELSEA V NEWCASTLE UTD HERE
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