Jose Mourinho: I don't know whether Loic Remy or Radamel Falcao will start against Newcastle

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is confident Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao can fill the void left by Diego Costa while he serves out the rest of his ban.

Costa will miss the match at Newcastle tomorrow, as well as the game at home against Southampton the following week.

Mourinho admits he has yet to decide who will start up front against Newcastle, but feels Remy and Falcao have the quality to impress.

Both players have scored just once so far this season, with the arrival of Falcao on loan from Monaco in the summer already coming under scrutiny given his poor form at Manchester United last term.

When asked if this was a test over whether he got Chelsea's summer spending right regarding forwards, Mourinho said: "There are no tests. All of them are good players. We have good strikers."

Remy opened his account against Walsall in midweek and insisted he wanted to play against his former club, where he spent the second half of the 2013-14 campaign on loan.

Mourinho, who has never won a league game at St James' Park, added: "Loic wants to play every game. He doesn't want to play just because it's Newcastle. 

"He does not have more motivation to score against Newcastle than Walsall. Players don't think like this, they want to play all the time.

"I don't know who will start (between Remy and Falcao) yet. I have to keep analysing the opponent and try to know more about them - who is playing, who is injured, who plays with (Fabricio) Coloccini as a central defender - (Chancel) Mbemba or (Mike) Williamson or another one."

Mourinho confirmed he has no fresh injury worries and that Willian is fit again after a minor muscular injury.

Keeper Thibaut Courtois is ruled out for at least another two months with a knee problem, but Mourinho denied reports that he's looking to sign another one on an emergency loan.

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