John Terry has called for three points as we head to Newcastle this afternoon, while explaining some of his own traits for long away travel.

The captain and his team-mates flew north yesterday after training, but before they did, he stopped for a chat with chelseafc.com.

Air travel is a more direct method than the long trip being undertaken by most of the travelling Blues support, looking to extend the unbeaten run against the Magpies to seven games.

To pass the time, newspapers will be read, football discussed and countless service station sandwiches eaten. That of course applies to the supporters, but how does Terry pass the time en route to the team hotel before a game?

We have all heard of the computer games, card schools and DVDs that supposedly make up the footballer's travel pack, but the 28-year-old explained recently he has dedicated his time to getting things done.

'To be fair as you get older you tend to try and get things done while you travel, paying your bills, because we're away so much, I got home from the England trip and had a shed load of mail I went through on Thursday, so you get that sorted while then trying to spend time with the kids and family.

'We were talking on the England trip about some of our favorite sweets when we were kids, sometimes you can get bored on the road and randomly pop up with things like that,' he laughed.

'You used to be buzzing when you got 10p or 20p off your mum or dad - I went and got a quarter of rhubarb and custard, which I really liked, and cola pips.'

Discussing one's favourite childhood confectionery is certainly strange preparation for a vital Barclays Premier League clash, but this has been no ordinary week.

Having scored a late winner for England at Wembley on Wednesday, JT and his team-mates were back on Chelsea duty on Thursday afternoon, leaving little time for Guus Hiddink, another away on international duty, to ready his side for Newcastle.

'Thursday was a warm down day, we just went for a jog and came in,' he said. 'Most of the lads got back late Wednesday night, were in late on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday.

'For most of us, we are more tired on Friday, the second day, it always is for players, so we felt the same but you get out, run it off and have a sweat to get it out of your system by the time the game comes round.'

With ground to be made up on both Manchester United and Liverpool, the captain knows nothing less than victory will do.

'We need to get back on track and into winning ways to really put the pressure on. It's a shame we couldn't win at Tottenham to really put that pressure on Man United, like Liverpool have,' he admitted.

'We need two teams to slip up now which is harder for us but we will keep plugging away until the end.

'There is that belief that we can still do it, the United players and Liverpool players sensed that while we were away with England which is good, and we've got that back. I think they went through a spell where they probably didn't think that earlier in the season, so it's good we have that in the dressing room and we can go again.'

Terry also acknowledged the importance to the home side of its favourite son's return, but sees this as an opportunity for Chelsea to show our strength.

'It's the worst case for us that Alan Shearer takes over at the time he has but it's a chance to go there, silence the crowd early on in the first 10 or 15 minutes and possibly win a massive game,' he said.

With that, it was on to the team coach and away to the north east, possibly with a call to the accountant and a rhubarb and custard treat on the way.