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An intriguing battle kicks off the Premier League weekend at St James’ Park.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd face challenging away days this weekend.

The visitors have lost their last four matches on Tyneside.

Rúben Neves, Franco Mastantuono, Marcus Rashford and Gabriel Jesus all feature in today’s gossip.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe was full of praise for Chelsea's recruitment policy, which he believes will benefit them long-term, ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash.

Scoring first will always shape how a match unfolds.

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The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea's Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.

Chelsea face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon in their final game before Christmas.

Two Chelsea players, Liam Delap and Dario Essugo, were spotted in training on Friday despite being expected to miss Saturday's trip to Newcastle United.

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Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has played down rumours of his potential exit at the end of the season amid reports that Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca being seen as replacement candidate.

The Blues’ engine room should be back to full strength at St James’ Park.

Enzo Maresca is expected to make a lot of changes for Saturday's trip to Newcastle United with several key players making their return to the starting line-up.

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John Terry has revealed the business he wants to see Chelsea do next month.

Enzo Maresca has sent Chelsea fans a message after playing down rumours linking him with a potential move to Manchester City to succeed Pep Guardiola.

Enzo Maresca delivered some promising updates on Chelsea duo Estevao and Liam Delap despite their expected absences in Saturday's trip to Newcastle United.

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The Italian had previously caused uncertainty with some cryptic messaging.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has responded to rumours that he could move to Manchester City if Pep Guardiola decides to leave after this season.

Nico Williams, Antoine Semenyo, Gabriel Jesus and Robert Lewandowski all feature in today’s gossip.

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The hosts have racked up six successive wins and will be in confident mood.

Isak was forced off with a nasty-looking knee injury 15 minutes after coming on against Tottenham on Saturday night.

The player who most needed a goal for Arsenal decided a scrappy contest.

Had they not tried so hard to lose, Spurs could have beaten Liverpool.

Hugo Ekitiké, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz were all involved against sorry Spurs.

Manchester United have only won two of their last seven matches.

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