Newcastle United against Chelsea

Kieron Dyer, after another fine display, is replaced by Shola Ameobi.

Sliding cross came in. Bernard challenged by Hasslebaink - unfairly says the ref.

Cole claimed for a corner. He doesn't get it.

Hard chase by Speed but he's stopped. Chelsea can't get away though.

Hoofed high by Bramble. Cudicini claims the ball.

Dyer makes a forcefull run. Cole hacks him down and is rather harshly booked.

Gudjohnsen found in an offside position when he seemed to have got behind the back.

A mass of forwards take on a massed defence. A corner the result. Bramble clears that.

On comes Andy Griffin for Solano - defensive thinking from the septugenarian knight.

Shearer penalised for a push on the two opponents he was trying to beat. At the other end Cole baulks Given when a high ball is shanked high into the air by Bramble.

Chelsea obviously going for broke.

Dyer shows ability and guile to get Solano away. But Bellamy, awaiting the cross, is offside. Babayaro runs off, to be replaced by Carlton Cole.

Bellamy forced to play back to Given. Moments later the keeper does well to beat Zenden's chase down the wing.

Headed away. Bramble takes his place at the heart of defence, a reshuffle sees Bernard pushed forward with O'Brien switched to full-back.

Melchiot fouls Bellamy. Another chance to bend in a free-kick.

Lampard shows neat skill to break up an attack. Hasselbaink gets in a cross. Gudjohnsen looked to be nudged. No dice from the ref. Viana limps off to be replaced by Titus Bramble.

Gudjohnsen released by Zola, he holds it up. Zenden, with his first touch, fires just wide. Good move from the Blues.

Bellamy plays it short to Viana. A block tackle comes in to take the ball away.

Kieron Dyer is scythed by Morris. Respite brings two subs for Chelsea. Zola and Zenden replace Gronkjaer and Stanic.

Terry does well to escape Bellamy. But the Welshman gets another chance. Newcastle choose to play the ball. Viana loses out to Melchiot.

Bad ball from Melchiot completely misses Stanic. Chelsea look listless at present.

Hasselbaink takes a tumble but gets short shrift from Jeff Winter.

Shearer slides in and is lucky to escape a booking - he isn't even penalised.

Solano robs Melchiot when he threatens to burst through.

Respite after Stanic concedes a free-kick. Zola paces the sidelines.

Chelsea put under pressure by some great closing down by Newcastle.

Cudicini palms away when Shearer chases in.

Bellamy skips away from Gallas. He is fouled for his troubles.

Gronkjaer's cross is knocked away. More attacking play already in this half.

Chelsea pressing for an instant equaliser. They deserve to be level.

Corner headed in. Gallas head across and Lampard's header is well saved by Given.

At the other end Woodgate heads behind for a corner.

A great goal - borne of some real attacking verve by Newcastle.

Toon domination now. Lovely move sees Bernard released by a lovely ball from Viana. The over-lapping full-back dinks the ball over Cudicini. 2-1!

Shearer gets a chance, in the clear. Babayaro benefits from a poor touch to clear. Bellamy drills in a shot which Cudicini claims with ease.

Long throw headed away by Woodgate. Gallas does similarly well.

Hasselbaink makes a claim for a corner - rightly so - but receives nothing.

Free-kick played in and Woodgate directs a header at goal. Cleared away.

Stanic makes a ludicrous claim for a penalty. At the other end Bellamy gets away but Gallas stops him. Bellamy limps away.

Gronkjaer bursts away and nearly took it past Given. Woodgate does well to sweep up.

Hasselbaink, still unhappy about his OG one thinks, concedes a foul.

Bellamy and Dyer get the game underway once more. Hit long for Shearer to chase. He doesn't make it.

The ref, not Mr Popular, blows for half-time. A half where Newcastle rode their luck ends in a 1-1 scoreline.

Into stoppage time - Shearer penalised this time.

Shearer gets around the back. His toe-ender is headed behind. He looked to be fouled in the area. No penalty - the crowd again unhappy.

Bellamy again penalised for a push - looked to be a poor descision - the fans think so.

Bernard's pass finds Bellamy in an offside position. He chased hard only for a flag to pull him back.

Chip from Solano evades all his team-mates.

Shearer misdirects a header. Lampard's chip finds Hasselbaink but the Dutchman's first touch shanks the ball away when a volley at goal looked a possibilty.

Terry is quick to anticipate Bellamy's flick.

Given gets it away. Gallas outpaces Bellamy at the other end - a rarity indeed.

Headed away by Melchiot. Solano takes a throw. Deflected cross beaten away. Chelsea break. Hasselbaink gives it Gronkjaer, who, with players running in, chooses to shoot.

A deserved scoreline for Chelsea. But Bellamy gets a chance to cross. Shearer lurked but the ball is headed away by Gallas. Good defending but Chelsea have a corner.

Ball played in. Newcastle can't get it clear and Lampard volleys in from the edge of the area. A splendid finish and an equaliser. 1-1!

Gronkjaer's pace and skill wins him a corner.

Melchiot plays through the defence. Stanic makes a mistake but Gudjohnsen gets a chance but can only fire at Given, who needs a second attempt to claim the ball.

Shearer's through-ball fails. Ball goes back to Bernard. Stanic is fouled by Solano.

Lucky for Newcastle - they haven't deserved it. But they'll take it and their supporters are joyous.

Hasselbaink knocks behind. Then, when the corner is taken short, Solano chips in and Hasselbaink, inexplicably, dive-heads in through his own net. 1-0 to Newcastle! Bizarre scenes.

A foul on Gary Speed. Another free-kick. And another corner - greeted by roars from the Toon faithful.

But the Portugese youngster comes back on.

Lampard's chip finds Given. Viana looks to have hurt his shoulder - the injury that has kept him out for much of the season.

Bellamy gets a throw. Viana swiftly loses the ball and concedes a foul.

Bellamy fouls Morris as he looked to turn defence into attack. Given has the ball back though.

Terry shepherds out the ball.

Given nearly lost it when Hasselbaink chased hard.

Through-ball stopped by John Terry's sliding clearance.

Bernard is fouled. The ball will be chipped into the area. But Cudicini caught the ball.

Woodgate clears the ball. Chelsea continue to press. Babayaro overruns the ball.

Not a great deal happening as yet. Plenty of set-pieces - of which we have another as a Chelsea corner will be taken by Hasselbaink.

Viana gets the ball but is closed down. Dyer tries a through ball but his pass is intercepted.

Gronkjaer fouls Bernard when chasing a long ball.

Shearer dispossesses Gallas but his cross is well headed away by Stanic.

Hasselbaink knocks it in. Solano clears. Bellamy gets away but is fouled.

Viana fouls Gronkjaer who cried out in agony.

Long pass seemed to have Hasselbaink in the clear but Given runs out to head away - great keeping.

Ball is launched towards Bellamy but Terry knocks clear. Viana is fouled by Melchiot.

Hacked away by Lampard. Viana shows a feint and shoots.

Dyer goes for a give-and-go. He chases hard and is baulked - a free-kick.

Free-kick to be knocked into the Newcastle area. Given punches clear under pressure.

Viana is fouled. He'll take a free-kick. Cudicini slipped but no-one could stop Gallas clearing the ball.

Great link work between Viana and Dyer gets Shearer down the wing - he mishits. Better though.

Newcastle yet to be in the game. Cudicini claims the ball when it's overhit.

Ball crossed in. Gudjohnsen swings at it and flashes past the goal - a great chance.

Long pass finds Gronkjaer, who looked to be clear but Woodgate shows his pace to give away a corner.

Bellamy chases Cudicini down but the Italian keeps the ball in his area. Bernard, at the other end, nearly sells Given short.

O'Brien clears under pressure. Melchiot takes a long throw. Stanic's flick nearly found Gronkjaer but the ref spots a push.

Solano bursts down the right. Bellamy slipped in - Shearer dummies and Viana gets a chance to shoot, but deliberates to fire over.

Woodgate gets his first touch - a simple pass to O'Brien and receives a cheer.

O'Brien's hoof finds Viana, whose flick comes to naught.

Again Shearer clears the ball. Gronkjaer makes a complete hash of his control.

Solano forced to head behind. Corner to Chelsea

Bernard forced into an error. Then O'Brien fouls Morris, who'll take the kick.

Hasselbaink takes and Shearer hoofs away. Cudicini has the ball.

Chelsea get the game underway - ref Jeff Winter puts his whistle to his lips and blows. Jody Morris chases down the wing. Aaron Hughes concedes a corner.

No Marcel Desailly for Chelsea, or Gianfranco Zola, who'll be riding pine for most of the game on the bench. John Terry and Eidur Gudjohnsen step in. Le Saux is out and Celestine Babayaro will play left-back.

Jonathan Woodgate lines up for his maiden appearance as a Newcastle player. Craig Bellamy returns for the Toon too. Hugo Viana replaces the suspended Laurent Robert.

The Toon can steal a march on Manchester United but they'll need to be on their mettle to beat Chelsea. Join us for another early kick-off at 12.30 GMT.

Lampard shows neat skill to break up an attack. Hasselbaink gets in a cross. Gudjohnsen looked to be nudged. No dice from the ref. Viana limps off to be replaced by Titus Bramble.

Gudjohnsen released by Zola, he holds it up. Zenden, with his first touch, fires just wide. Good move from the Blues.

Bellamy plays it short to Viana. A block tackle comes in to take the ball away.

Kieron Dyer is scythed by Morris. Respite brings two subs for Chelsea. Zola and Zenden replace Gronkjaer and Stanic.

Terry does well to escape Bellamy. But the Welshman gets another chance. Newcastle choose to play the ball. Viana loses out to Melchiot.

Bad ball from Melchiot completely misses Stanic. Chelsea look listless at present.

Hasselbaink takes a tumble but gets short shrift from Jeff Winter.

Shearer slides in and is lucky to escape a booking - he isn't even penalised.

Solano robs Melchiot when he threatens to burst through.

Respite after Stanic concedes a free-kick. Zola paces the sidelines.

Chelsea put under pressure by some great closing down by Newcastle.

Cudicini palms away when Shearer chases in.

Bellamy skips away from Gallas. He is fouled for his troubles.

Gronkjaer's cross is knocked away. More attacking play already in this half.

Chelsea pressing for an instant equaliser. They deserve to be level.

Corner headed in. Gallas head across and Lampard's header is well saved by Given.

At the other end Woodgate heads behind for a corner.

A great goal - borne of some real attacking verve by Newcastle.

Toon domination now. Lovely move sees Bernard released by a lovely ball from Viana. The over-lapping full-back dinks the ball over Cudicini. 2-1!

Shearer gets a chance, in the clear. Babayaro benefits from a poor touch to clear. Bellamy drills in a shot which Cudicini claims with ease.

Long throw headed away by Woodgate. Gallas does similarly well.

Hasselbaink makes a claim for a corner - rightly so - but receives nothing.

Free-kick played in and Woodgate directs a header at goal. Cleared away.

Stanic makes a ludicrous claim for a penalty. At the other end Bellamy gets away but Gallas stops him. Bellamy limps away.

Gronkjaer bursts away and nearly took it past Given. Woodgate does well to sweep up.

Hasselbaink, still unhappy about his OG one thinks, concedes a foul.

Bellamy and Dyer get the game underway once more. Hit long for Shearer to chase. He doesn't make it.

The ref, not Mr Popular, blows for half-time. A half where Newcastle rode their luck ends in a 1-1 scoreline.

Into stoppage time - Shearer penalised this time.

Shearer gets around the back. His toe-ender is headed behind. He looked to be fouled in the area. No penalty - the crowd again unhappy.

Bellamy again penalised for a push - looked to be a poor descision - the fans think so.

Bernard's pass finds Bellamy in an offside position. He chased hard only for a flag to pull him back.

Chip from Solano evades all his team-mates.

Shearer misdirects a header. Lampard's chip finds Hasselbaink but the Dutchman's first touch shanks the ball away when a volley at goal looked a possibilty.

Terry is quick to anticipate Bellamy's flick.

Given gets it away. Gallas outpaces Bellamy at the other end - a rarity indeed.

Headed away by Melchiot. Solano takes a throw. Deflected cross beaten away. Chelsea break. Hasselbaink gives it Gronkjaer, who, with players running in, chooses to shoot.

A deserved scoreline for Chelsea. But Bellamy gets a chance to cross. Shearer lurked but the ball is headed away by Gallas. Good defending but Chelsea have a corner.

Ball played in. Newcastle can't get it clear and Lampard volleys in from the edge of the area. A splendid finish and an equaliser. 1-1!

Gronkjaer's pace and skill wins him a corner.

Melchiot plays through the defence. Stanic makes a mistake but Gudjohnsen gets a chance but can only fire at Given, who needs a second attempt to claim the ball.

Shearer's through-ball fails. Ball goes back to Bernard. Stanic is fouled by Solano.

Lucky for Newcastle - they haven't deserved it. But they'll take it and their supporters are joyous.

Hasselbaink knocks behind. Then, when the corner is taken short, Solano chips in and Hasselbaink, inexplicably, dive-heads in through his own net. 1-0 to Newcastle! Bizarre scenes.

A foul on Gary Speed. Another free-kick. And another corner - greeted by roars from the Toon faithful.

But the Portugese youngster comes back on.

Lampard's chip finds Given. Viana looks to have hurt his shoulder - the injury that has kept him out for much of the season.

Bellamy gets a throw. Viana swiftly loses the ball and concedes a foul.

Bellamy fouls Morris as he looked to turn defence into attack. Given has the ball back though.

Terry shepherds out the ball.

Given nearly lost it when Hasselbaink chased hard.

Through-ball stopped by John Terry's sliding clearance.

Bernard is fouled. The ball will be chipped into the area. But Cudicini caught the ball.

Woodgate clears the ball. Chelsea continue to press. Babayaro overruns the ball.

Not a great deal happening as yet. Plenty of set-pieces - of which we have another as a Chelsea corner will be taken by Hasselbaink.

Viana gets the ball but is closed down. Dyer tries a through ball but his pass is intercepted.

Gronkjaer fouls Bernard when chasing a long ball.

Shearer dispossesses Gallas but his cross is well headed away by Stanic.

Hasselbaink knocks it in. Solano clears. Bellamy gets away but is fouled.

Viana fouls Gronkjaer who cried out in agony.

Long pass seemed to have Hasselbaink in the clear but Given runs out to head away - great keeping.

Ball is launched towards Bellamy but Terry knocks clear. Viana is fouled by Melchiot.

Hacked away by Lampard. Viana shows a feint and shoots.

Dyer goes for a give-and-go. He chases hard and is baulked - a free-kick.

Free-kick to be knocked into the Newcastle area. Given punches clear under pressure.

Viana is fouled. He'll take a free-kick. Cudicini slipped but no-one could stop Gallas clearing the ball.

Great link work between Viana and Dyer gets Shearer down the wing - he mishits. Better though.

Newcastle yet to be in the game. Cudicini claims the ball when it's overhit.

Ball crossed in. Gudjohnsen swings at it and flashes past the goal - a great chance.

Long pass finds Gronkjaer, who looked to be clear but Woodgate shows his pace to give away a corner.

Bellamy chases Cudicini down but the Italian keeps the ball in his area. Bernard, at the other end, nearly sells Given short.

O'Brien clears under pressure. Melchiot takes a long throw. Stanic's flick nearly found Gronkjaer but the ref spots a push.

Solano bursts down the right. Bellamy slipped in - Shearer dummies and Viana gets a chance to shoot, but deliberates to fire over.

Woodgate gets his first touch - a simple pass to O'Brien and receives a cheer.

O'Brien's hoof finds Viana, whose flick comes to naught.

Again Shearer clears the ball. Gronkjaer makes a complete hash of his control.

Solano forced to head behind. Corner to Chelsea

Bernard forced into an error. Then O'Brien fouls Morris, who'll take the kick.

Hasselbaink takes and Shearer hoofs away. Cudicini has the ball.

Chelsea get the game underway - ref Jeff Winter puts his whistle to his lips and blows. Jody Morris chases down the wing. Aaron Hughes concedes a corner.

No Marcel Desailly for Chelsea, or Gianfranco Zola, who'll be riding pine for most of the game on the bench. John Terry and Eidur Gudjohnsen step in. Le Saux is out and Celestine Babayaro will play left-back.

Jonathan Woodgate lines up for his maiden appearance as a Newcastle player. Craig Bellamy returns for the Toon too. Hugo Viana replaces the suspended Laurent Robert.

The Toon can steal a march on Manchester United but they'll need to be on their mettle to beat Chelsea. Join us for another early kick-off at 12.30 GMT.