Carling Cup: Newcastle v Chelsea
Geordies Can Keep It Close With Chelsea
Newcastle v Chelsea 20 Dec 19:45Bet365 offer 31-40 on Newcastle +1 on the Asian Handicap
Bet Advised: Tuesday 19th December 2006
Whatever Jose Mourinho might say, the Carling Cup is certainly not high on his list of priorities for this season.
Newcastle on other hand, would do almost anything to win a piece of meaningful silverware (the Intertoto Cup was won almost be default and without anyone at the club even noticing it).
It's almost guaranteed that Chelsea will rest a number of regulars at St. James's Park on Wednesday, although they should still be able to put out a team that is more than a match for the Geordies on paper.
However, the will to win is likely to be far stronger with Newcastle, who were far from disgraced in going down 1:0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premiership recently.
Bet365 offer 31-40 on Newcastle +1 on the Asian Handicap, which would secure a winning bet if Glenn Roeder's team win or draw and would even see you get your money back should they lose by a one-goal margin. That looks a decent bet.
