Fernando Torres Chelsea will start last home game of the Premier League season, manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed. Torres was dropped for Sunday's defeat at Manchester United, which ended in all but the Champions' title hopes low. Jose Bosingwa will miss the final two matches of the season with a knee injury, while young full-back Ryan Bertrand (hamstring) are also sit Newcastle Thurs.
Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote will not be risked for the ability to start the new season with a suspension. Ivory Coast international is unlikely to figure in the last match against West Brom, after having won his 14th book last weekend, although manager Alan Pardew admits he is unlikely to use Alan Smith as a direct replacement after returning from a long absence through injury of the ankle ligaments. Kevin Nolan (ankle) and Steve Harper (knee) are both following surgery this week and join Mike Williamson (broken arm), Hatem Ben Arfa (double leg fracture), Stephen Ireland and Leon Best (ankle) Danny Guthrie (shin) and Dan Gosling (knee) away. Young Sammy Ameobi - the younger brother of Shola - Kazenga LuaLua and Greg McDermott is included in the team.
last week's defeat at Manchester United Chelsea finally left the Red Devils to six points with two games of the season in the Premier League to go.
United need just one point from their match at Blackburn on Saturday to win the 19th Premier League, Chelsea, but will be proud to have taken so far after a remarkable dip in form during the winter.
Despite their response could be their last game of the season at Stamford Bridge to be the sign of a change of custody after the customary victory lap at the end of the game.
This shift could start at the top, and many expect the manager Carlo Ancelotti is the wave of home crowd would be his last after failing to secure the trophy this term, despite winning the domestic double last season.
Farewells
There may also be the 'final goodbye to some players, too, with some feeling in West London that some of the old guard could be sacrificed fresher outlook for next season.
Chelsea needed a win to avoid the threat of Arsenal and stay in second place, while Newcastle could reach as high as eighth if they win and other results go their way during the weekend.
A top half finish would be a good performance in the top of the Iron Lady, who have maintained their stability after replacing Chris Hughton with Alan Pardew as manager in December.
Newcastle will have the heart has already won at Stamford Bridge this season, after beating the Blues 4-3 Carling Cup in September.
But Chelsea have won their last six Premier League at Stamford Bridge and Newcastle to win only one of the last eight away games, the odds point home win this time