Cheick Tiote: 'Newcastle United can surprise Chelsea'

Cheick Tiote has claimed Newcastle United are capable of beating Chelsea when the teams meet in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Magpies travel to Stamford Bridge this weekend on the back of last Sunday's 3-0 thrashing at home to local rivals Sunderland.

Despite his side being underdogs for the match, Tiote believes that the visitors can come away from the capital with a positive result.

"It's going to be hard but I think we've got a chance," he told the club's official website. "We have some good players in the squad so if we do the right things, we've got a chance to win.

"But it's going to be tough because Chelsea are a good, good, good, good team. It's going to be tough but if we do the right things we've got a chance to win."

Newcastle earned a 2-0 win over Chelsea at St James' Park in the reverse fixture three months ago.