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Gary Cahill is expected to replace Kurt Zouma when Chelsea face Newcastle at Stamford Bridge on Saturday Night Football.Zouma suffered a serious knee injury in last Sundays draw with Manchester United and will miss the rest of the season, with Cahill set to start for the first time in the league since Boxing Day.The Blues are on their longest unbeaten run of the campaign, but six of the nine games have ended in draws and Newcastle have often proved tricky opponents. Kurt Zouma suffered a serious knee injury against Manchester United The Magpies have taken more points off Chelsea than any other team over the last five seasons (13), and Steve McClarens side were 2-0 up in the reverse fixture in September before two late goals pegged them back.Team newsCahill is set to partner John Terry in defence, but its in attack where Chelsea could be short. Diego Costa broke his nose in a training session but Guus Hiddink confirmed he is still in contention to start.Loic Remy (calf) has been out in recent weeks along with Radamel Falcao (thigh), while Alexandre Pato is short of match fitness and unlikely to be included. Diego Costa will have to play against Newcastle with a broken nose Jack Colback (hamstring) and Emmanuel Riviere (knee) are in contention for Newcastle after both returned to training this week.After Chelsea, they have 18 days between matches, and McClaren hopes the break will allow three or four players to return from his lengthy injury list. Asprilla to blame? Faustino Asprilla wrongly blamed for Newcastles failed 1996 title bid? Opta statsIn the last 11 meetings between Chelsea and Newcastle, the Blues have failed to win if they didnt keep a clean sheet (D3 L4).Papiss Cisse has scored four goals in five top-flight appearances against Chelsea. Papiss Cisse has a good record against Chelsea, but will miss out through injury Diego Costa has scored six goals in his last seven league appearances, after netting just three in his previous 14.Hiddink has still only lost one of his 21 matches as a Premier League manager (W13 D7 L1) and is unbeaten in his last 16.Chelsea havent won any of the four league games that Zouma hasnt started this season (W0 D2 L2) and have conceded 10 goals in these matches.McClaren has collected just one win and seven points in 11 league games as a manager against Chelsea (W1 D4 L6) - this was a 3-0 home win for Middlesbrough in February 2006. Mersons predictionNewcastle played really last week against West Brom and could have won by four or five. But, in the end, it was only 1-0 and West Brom had a chance to equalise late on, so its worrying they didnt put the game to bed. Chelsea are a different side now the players want to have a go, they have really picked up under Hiddink.Ive got to take Newcastles dismal showing at Everton last week into consideration though, so Im backing Chelsea here. Newcastles away form has a greater influence than their impressive home performances.PAUL PREDICTS: 3-0 (Sky Bet odds 9/1) Costa has been in excellent form under Hiddink BettingChelsea are 4/9 favourites with Sky Bet ahead of their SNF clash with Newcastle 11/2, while the draw is trading at 10/3. This fixture has gone the way of the home side recently. In their last seven meetings there have been one draw, three wins for Newcastle (all at St James Park) and three wins for Chelsea (all at Stamford Bridge). All three of the Blues wins have been to nil and a fourth is available at 13/8. Sky Bet have a series of Price Boosts available, including Costa to score in a Chelsea win at 6/4 (from 10/11) and Andros Townsend 20/1 (from 12/1) to score the opener. 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Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter.SAN DIEGO -- Tim Lincecum walked into the San Francisco Giants clubhouse late Sunday morning and, yes, his right arm was still attached to his body. That was no small matter, considering that Lincecum threw 148 pitches in his first career no-hitter Saturday night. The Freak, indeed. While he was still trying to put his no-hitter into perspective, Lincecum said his arm was OK after his incredible effort in the San Francisco Giants 9-0 victory against the last-place San Diego Padres. "I havent played catch yet but right now I feel good," he said, sitting in the dugout an hour before the defending World Series champion Giants tried for a four-game sweep. Lincecum looks different now that hes cut his long hair, and he doesnt throw quite as hard as he used to. One thing hasnt changed, though. Lincecum has never iced his arm after starts, including his 148-pitch performance. It turns out there was no ice of any kind Saturday night. "Not even in the drinks that I didnt have last night," he said with a laugh. "I said to him, One time, can you ice it?" manager Bruce Bochy recalled. Lincecum, a two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, said he had a low-key celebration. He spoke by phone with his father and spent time with his girlfriend and his two dogs. He said he didnt get to sleep until around 3:30 a.m. "I woke up today, so Im good," he said. Lincecum said his family and friends "get more excited than I do just because its hard for me to kind of realize and take in whats going on." "It kind of goes back to what my dad tells me: Dont get too excited about the good stuff and dont get too down about the bad stuff," he added. "Im trying to hover in the middle, and it could be the plague of me right now. Im not really finding a way to enjoy this, I guess. But being able to share it with my family and friends was the best part." There was still a buzz in the Giants clubhouse, where 12 hours earlier Lincecum was doused with champagne. "Timmy!" one teammate hollered when Lincecum walked in, wearing a beanie and glasses. Another Giants player gave the slightly built pitcher grief about the fanny pack he was wearing. "Its momentum. Its exciting," said right fielder Hunter Pence, whose sensational diving catch of Alexi Amaristas sinking liner in the eighth inning preserved the no-no. Pitching coach Dave Righetti -- who threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees on July 4, 1983, a year before Lincecum was born -- said the Freaks pitch count became an issue in the sixth inning. "The only way he was staying in was if he didnt give up a hit,&quuot; Righetti said.dddddddddddd "He wanted it. You could tell. He was definitely in his zone, so to speak," Righetti said. "It goes without saying how badly a guy wants it when its going like that," Lincecum said. "You just hope they give you a leash to do so and you do so with the slack that youre given. I think it just turns into an internal focus and you try to take advantage of the pitches you have left and you know that every pitch that you throw is that much more worrisome, Im pretty sure." Bochy said he was impressed with how Lincecum got locked in when he had thrown about 100 pitches. "Sure, thats a lot of pitches, but theres days when a guy gets in a groove, hes not putting a lot of effort in it and you let the dog run. ... Theres no way I could have taken that kid out," Bochy said. "First of all, he probably wouldnt have talked to me the rest of the season. But he was still going strong." Lincecum struck out 13, walked four and hit a batter. He struggled this year and last, although hes also been plagued this season by poor run support. Lincecums no-hitter for the Giants follows Jonathan Sanchezs no-no in 2009 -- also against the Padres -- and Matt Cains perfect game last year. Righetti recalled that early in Lincecums career, his stuff was so good that it wasnt uncommon to think, "Uh oh, this is the day." "I dont know that hed say this publicly, I think he maybe felt his time was past," Righetti said. "I knew he watched Jonathan get his, and then Cain, and you know hes thinking about it. "For him to get it, I had tears in my eyes. I know what hes been through, back and forth, and being the guy, and people picking him apart. Im proud of him. I told him that the last game -- the way hes been handling it all, and the way hes gone through this wave that every guys got to go through." Lincecums no-hitter -- the first in Petco Parks 10-year history -- was popular well beyond the pro-Giants crowd in San Diego. Lincecum is from Seattle and pitched for the University of Washington. During a pitching change during the Angels-Mariners game at Safeco Field, the ninth inning of the Giants-Padres game was shown on the video board, until there were two strikes on the last batter, Yonder Alonso. Josh Hamilton then stepped into the batters box and the other game was taken off the board, drawing boos from the crowd. Hamilton had a long at-bat and word began trickling through the crowd that Lincecum had finished the no-no. Before the next batter, the final out of Lincecums no-hitter was shown, and the crowd cheered. ' ' '