Newcastle will "get at" crisis club Chelsea
Published 22:30 30/11/11 By MirrorFootball
Newcastle are ready to turn up the heat on Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.
The Londoners will arrive at St James’ Park on Saturday on a run of three defeats in four games which threatens to derail their season.
Youthful boss Villas-Boas is under mounting pressure, with his reign off to a sticky start under the watchful eye of notoriously trigger-happy owner Roman Abramovich.
In contrast, Alan Pardew’s men are unbeaten at home for eight months, and can increase their lead on the fifth-placed Blues to four points by continuing their stunning start to the campaign with another win.
Midfielder Danny Guthrie insists Newcastle are ready to make life tougher for Chelsea’s manager in front of a 52,000 sell-out crowd, who will pay tribute before kick-off to tragic Gary Speed.
“Chelsea is huge for us," said Guthrie. "We have a good run of fixtures coming up, and we know where Chelsea are at the moment - we need to get at them.
“We’ve been brilliant this season, our defensive record speaks for itself.
"If we beat Chelsea, then people start raising eyebrows.”
