Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri is still without his injured quartet Marcel Desailly, Emmanuel Petit, Graeme Le Saux and Ed de Goey for tomorrow’s clash of the Barclaycard Premiership high flyers at Newcastle.

Gianfranco Zola may have to start his 300th Chelsea game as a substitute when Blackburn Rovers visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

Chelsea 1 Middlesbrough 0

LEEDS boss Terry Venables hailed rising star James Milner as “a very special young man” after his wonder strike helped end United’s desperate Elland Road run.

James Milner added to his new-found burgeoning reputation with a goal to remember as Leeds ended title-chasing Chelsea’s unbeaten run with a first Elland Road win for more than three months.

LEEDS boss Terry Venables believes a consistent Chelsea team could finally prove the key to ending 47 years of hurt.

Claudio Ranieri today neatly side-stepped the Mark Bosnich affair and focused attention on his strikers, warning Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink he has no divine right to a place in the Chelsea starting XI.

Former Ireland and Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson believes Jerzy Dudek has proven himself a rare species of goalkeeper with all the attributes to prove the hit of Poland’s World Cup campaign.

Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1

Bobby Robson will unleash Gary Speed and Nolberto Solano in the Intertoto Cup tomorrow night after resting them from Newcastle’s Premiership opener against Chelsea yesterday.

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Chelsea v Newcastle

Arsenal look poised to sign Feyenoord’s Poland international goalkeeper goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek in a £5m deal.

Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri wants Dennis Wise to help him "construct a new Chelsea".