Newcastle to field depleted defence

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton will be without first-choice central defenders Fabricio Coloccini and Mike Williamson for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Both men begin three-match suspensions, the Argentinian following his red card in the 5-1 defeat at Bolton last weekend and his English team-mate after his ban on video evidence for violent conduct against Johan Elmander in the same game.