Chelsea vs Newcastle LIVE: FA Cup latest score, what time does it start, what TV channel and where can I watch it?

Follow the latest from the FA Cup fourth round clash at Stamford Bridge

Michy Batshuayi celebrates after scoring the opening goal in Chelsea's FA Cup clash with Newcastle (Getty)

Chelsea and Newcastle United meet in an all-Premier League FA Cup fourth round encounter as Antonio Conte looks to put talk of his own future and the Blues’ transfer failings behind him by booking a place in the fifth round.

The reigning Premier League champions will have to do so without striker Alvaro Morata and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, with the pair ruled out through back and ankle injuries respectively, with Michy Batshuayi being handed a rare start to lead the Chelsea attack.

Newcastle are enduring a similarly frustrating January in terms of the transfer window, but at least the FA Cup will offer some solace from their relegation battle in the Premier League as they sit precariously above the drop zone by a single point – although like Conte, manager Rafa Benitez’s future hangs in the balance as he considers his position amid a complete lack of transfers this month and the potential sale of the club.

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Key Points

• Chelsea without Alvaro Morata and Thibaut Courtois but Eden Hazard starts
• Newcastle go with strong line-up though Massadio Haidara starts at left-back
• Follow the live action as it happens!

[28 January 2018 15:32 · Liam Corless]

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