Newcastle 0
Chelsea 1
Drogba 79
Newcastle 0 Chelsea 1 December 20 2006
Chelsea marched into the Carling Cup semi-finals after Didier Drogba once again shattered Newcastle's dreams in a 1-0 win at St James' Park.
Drogba - the man whose double for Marseille ended the Magpies' UEFA Cup hopes in the last four under Sir Bobby Robson, came off the bench to win a tight encounter with a superb 78th-minute strike.
His 17th goal of the season came a week after his late strike at Stamford Bridge had settled the Premiership encounter between the two sides.
Earlier, Obafemi Martins was within inches of putting the home side in front when his 27th-minute shot came back off the crossbar with keeper Henrique Hilario beaten.
Andriy Shevchenko later hit a post for the Blues, but Drogba ensured an end to their run of three games on Tyneside without a win to leave his side in the running for the season's first trophy.