Blues stand in Shearer's way

Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea will have home advantage when they face Newcastle in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2006 - 13:37

Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea will have home advantage when they face Newcastle in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

The FA Cup represents Alan Shearer’s last hope of FA Cup glory before retiring and it was the toughest possible draw for six-time winners Newcastle, who have proven notoriously bad travellers to the capital in recent seasons.

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