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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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That stretch includes three reigns by?Roman Reigns, as well as one reign each for?Sheamus,?Triple H?and?Seth Rollins.SummerSlam will be Ambroses 12th pay-per-view match of 2016 (including the WWE Network special Roadblock) -- the most of anyone in the WWE. He has won each of his past six pay-per-view matches, with his last loss coming to?Brock Lesnar?at?WrestleMania 32.At age 39, Styles looks to become the oldest WWE superstar to win his first WWE world championship since Batista won the title for the first time at age 40 in 2009. Styles is the fourth superstar in WWE history to have four WWE World Championship pay-per-view matches within his first year in the company; Yokozuna, Lesnar and Sheamus are the others.Styles looks to avoid becoming the fourth superstar in WWE history to lose each of his first four career WWE world championship pay-per-view matches, the most recent being Reigns.If this match closes the show, it will be Styles fourth main event match at a pay-per-view event this year, third most in the WWE. Styles lost each of his previous three main event matches.The WWE world championship has been defended nine times at Backlash, and the title changed hands at four of those events.Randy Orton vs. Bray WyattBacklash will be the first televised one-on-one meeting between?Randy Orton?and?Bray Wyatt. Orton and Wyatt have previously been in the ring together twice at WWE pay-per-view events. Both participated?in?the 2011 Royal Rumble Match, and both competed in an 8-Man Ladder Match for the WWE world championship at Money in the Bank in 2014.With a win at Backlash, Orton would become the sixth superstar in WWE history to reach 60 career pay-per-view victories.This will be Ortons fifth Backlash appearance, tying?John Cena?for second most among the current SmackDown Live roster (Kane?leads all-time with seven). This will be only Ortons second one-on-one Backlash?match. In 2004, Orton defeated Cactus Jack in a Hardcore match to retain the Intercontinental championship.Orton has lost his past two one-on-one pay-per-view matches -- to Lesnar at SummerSlam in August, and to Sheamus at SummerSlam in 2015. Orton has not lost three straight pay-per-view matches since 2009.Backlash will mark Wyatts first one-on-one pay-per-view match in nearly a year. 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Ziggler defeated The Miz at SummerSlam in 2014 to win his second Intercontinental title. The Miz defeated Ziggler one month later at Night of Champions to win the title for a fourth time.The Miz is a five-time Intercontinental champion, tied for fourth most in WWE history. Only Chris Jericho has held the title more times (nine) among active WWE superstars. By Sunday, The Miz will have held the Intercontinental championship for 160 days -- the longest reign since?Big E?held the title for 167 days in 2013-14.Backlash will be the site of The Mizs seventh pay-per-view title match of 2016 -- tied with Ambrose and?Charlotte?for most in the WWE.Ziggler is looking to win the Intercontinental championship for a fifth time. Two of Zigglers previous four Intercontinental championship wins came against The Miz.Ziggler has not performed well at pay-per-view events in 2016; hes 1-6 this year under the bright lights, the worst record in the WWE (minimum five matches).The WWE Intercontinental championship has changed hands just twice at Backlash. Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to win his second Intercontinental championship in 2002, and Van Dam defeated Shelton Benjamin for the title in 2006.SmackDown tag team championships: Heath Slater & Rhyno vs. TBDFollowing their loss to?American Alpha?in the semifinals,?The Usos?atttacked?Chad Gable.dddddddddddd With?Shane McMahon?claiming that Gable suffered a sprained MCL in that attack, American Alpha will not compete in?the?finals?at?Backlash. As a result, The Usos meet?The Hype Bros?at Backlash, with the winners facing?Rhyno?&?Heath Slater?later in the night for the SmackDown tag team championships.Slater has lost each of his past eight pay-per-view matches -- the longest active losing streak among current WWE superstars. His last win came at Survivor Series in 2012, when he and?Jinder Mahal?defeated?Zack Ryder?and Santino Marella in a tag team match.Rhyno has never won a tag team championship in WWE; he is 0-3 all-time in tag team title matches.Rhynos first-ever WWE pay-per-view match came at Backlash in 2001, when he successfully retained the WWE hardcore championship against Raven.In order for The Usos or The Hype Bros to become SmackDown tag team champions, they will have to accomplish a rare feat in winning two tag team matches at the same pay-per-view event. The only time that has happened in WWE history was at Survivor Series in 1990, when Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and Tito Santana won two Survivor Series matches.The Usos are the only currently active team with two WWE tag team championship reigns among the SmackDown Live roster. With two victories at Backlash, they would become the first three-time tag team champions since Slater and Justin Gabriel won those titles for the third time in 2011.The Usos are one of just four sets of brothers to win the tag team titles in the past 10 years (Dustin [Goldust]?and Cody Rhodes; Carlito and?Primo?Colon; Matt and Jeff Hardy).Backlash will be The Usos?first tag team championship match since the Royal Rumble on Jan. 24 (they lost to?The New Day). Overall, it will be the 19th WWE pay-per-view event in which The Usos have?competed for tag team titles since they debuted in 2010; Jimmy and Jey are tied for the second-most opportunities in the WWE in that category during that span (Kofi Kingston?has 21).If the Hype Bros win their first match, Ryder will have his second career opportunity to challenge for tag team titles at a pay-per-view event. At The Great American Bash in 2008, in Ryders pay-per-view debut, he and Curt Hawkins won a Fatal 4-way match to claim the WWE tag team championships. Backlash will be Mojo Rawleys first career televised title match.This will be the third different title Ryder has competed for at a pay-per-view event in 2016 (along with the Intercontinental title and United States title). He is the first WWE superstar to have pay-per-view title matches for both of those individual championships and a tag team championship in the same calendar year since both?Jack Swagger?and The Miz did so in 2014.Tag team titles have changed hands twice at Backlash. Steve Austin and Triple H defeated?The Undertaker?and Kane to win the world tag team championships in 2001, and The Hurricane and Rosey won a Tag?Team Turmoil match to win the titles in 2005.Six-Pack challenge for the SmackDown womens championshipThe SmackDown womens championship is the second new womens title that WWE has introduced in 2016. At WrestleMania 32 in April, the Divas championship was retired and Charlotte defeated?Sasha Banks?and?Becky Lynch?to win the new WWE womens championship.This will be the sixth womens title match to take place at Backlash. Only one of the previous five such matches saw a title change hands; Jazz defeated Trish Stratus for the WWE womens championship at this event in 2003.This will be the first Six-Pack Challenge match featured at a WWE pay-per-view event since Night of Champions in 2010. On that night, Orton won the WWE world championship against Jericho, Cena, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, and Edge.Nikki Bella?is the only two-time champion in this match. Bellas last Divas championship reign lasted 301 days, the longest reign in that titles history. Backlash will be Nikki Bellas first championship match since returning to the ring at SummerSlam on Aug. 21. Bella missed nearly 10 months of action after undergoing neck surgery.Lynch is still seeking her first taste of gold in WWE. She is 0-3 in televised championship matches since making her main roster debut on July 13, 2015. Lynch has also lost each of her past four pay-per-view matches. Her last such win came at Fastlane on Feb. 21, when she and Banks defeated?Naomi?and?Tamina?in a tag team match.Natalya?is the only woman in this match who has previously wrestled at Backlash. In 2008, Natalya made her pay-per-view debut at Backlash as her team won a 12-woman tag team match. Natalya has lost each of her past seven pay-per-view title matches; her last such win came at Survivor Series in 2010, when she defeated Michelle McCool and Layla to win the Divas championship.Naomi has been on the WWE main roster for more than four years, but shes still seeking her first championship. Naomi is 0-8 all-time in title matches and 0-6 when they happen at pay-per-view events. Her last such match was at Elimination Chamber on May 31, 2015, when Nikki Bella defeated Naomi and?Paige?in a triple threat match for the Divas championship.Backlash will be?Carmellas?second WWE pay-per-event since getting called up to the main roster from NXT. Her team lost a six-woman tag team match at SummerSlam on Aug. 21. Carmellas only previous?televised title match came in NXT, when she lost to?Bayley?on Jan. 22.At 5-foot-1,?Alexa Bliss?is the shortest female superstar in the WWE. Shell be at a height disadvantage in this match, as each of her five opponents is at least 5-foot-5. ' ' '