Hazard not corny at 9/1

NO sign that Newcastle fans are much nearer to ridding themselves of Mike Ashley, the billionaire verruca.

Try rubbing him with half an onion.

It won’t work, but it’s nice to keep busy.

Rafa Benitez could do with some rub of the green after the 0-0 at Cardiff. There won’t be many games in which Toon’s sparkling Chelsea loan star Kenedy fails to complete a single firsthalf pass, then blunders a last-gasp penalty.

Rafa’s problem today is that visitors Chelsea (4pm) can afford to loan out dozens of players of Kenedy’s quality.

Newcastle’s impressive run of home results against the Big Six last season – W3 D1 L2 – are still a warning about casually playing the Blues win at a thin 4/6.

For a punt on a likely outcome, OVER 2.5 total goals at 17/20 (Hills) appeals more.

Eden Hazard (above) wants to get 90 minutes. Longshot fans want him at 9/1 (Hills, Boylesport) to ‘score two or more’ – that’s fair on his stats.