Last week, Jose Mourinho claimed losing Nemanja Matic for Saturday's trip to Newcastle would be 'no problem'. Unfortunately for the Chelsea faithful, their side fell to a 2-1 defeat at St James' Park without the suspended Serb, who had been one of seven ever-presents in the Premier League for the Blues so far this season. Despite suffering their first loss of the season, Mourinho's side still sit three points clear at the top of the table, proving that consistent selection can be key with six players having started in each of Chelsea's 15 games so far. Six of the Chelsea first team have started every Premier League game so far this season +6 Six of the Chelsea first team have started every Premier League game so far this season Nemanja Matic was suspended for Chelsea's 2-1 win against Newcastle on Saturday +6 Nemanja Matic was suspended for Chelsea's 2-1 win against Newcastle on Saturday PREMIER LEAGUE EVER-PRESENTS (FIRST HALF) Player Team Games Started Guzan, Brad Aston Villa 15 Cissokho, Aly Aston Villa 15 Shackell, Jason Burnley 15 Trippier, Kieran Burnley 15 Tom Heaton Burnley 15 Courtois, Thibaut Chelsea 15 Fàbregas, Cesc Chelsea 15 Terry, John Chelsea 15 Hazard, Eden Chelsea 15 Cahill, Gary Chelsea 15 Ivanovic, Branislav Chelsea 15 Ward, Joel Crystal Palace 15 Speroni, Julian Crystal Palace 15 Howard, Tim Everton 15 Jagielka, Phil Everton 15 Elmohamady, Ahmed Hull City 15 Livermore, Jake Hull City 15 Mignolet, Simon Liverpool 15 de Gea, David Manchester United 14 Janmaat, Daryl Newcastle United 15 Table continues below Ronald Koeman's Southampton are the only other team to rival Chelsea's ever-present selection, with the Dutch boss also picking the same six players to start in each of his team's 14 outings. And it's no coincidence that these two teams sit first and fourth in the Premier League as we head into the busy Christmas period. In his second spell as Blues boss, Mourinho looks intent on creating a solid spine, similar to the one that brought him so much success during his time in charge 10 years ago. This time, rather than Petr Cech, John Terry, Claude Makelele, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, it's Thibaut Courtois, Gary Cahill, Terry, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa, whenever the Spain striker is available. Chelsea would have also played the same backline in each game if it wasn't for Cesar Azpilicueta's red card against Crystal Palace which saw Filipe Luis deputise at Newcastle. Gary Cahill (left), Eden Hazard (centre) and John Terry have started all of Chelsea's 15 Premier League games +6 Gary Cahill (left), Eden Hazard (centre) and John Terry have started all of Chelsea's 15 Premier League games Sportsmail's Big Match Stats: Newcastle 2-1 Chelsea PREMIER LEAGUE EVER-PRESENTS (CONTINUED) Player Team Games Started Caulker, Steven Queens Park Rangers 15 Bertrand, Ryan Southampton 14 Forster, Fraser Southampton 14 Clyne, Nathaniel Southampton 14 Fonte, Jose Southampton 14 Pellè, Graziano Southampton 14 Tadic, Dusan Southampton 14 N'Zonzi, Steven Stoke City 15 Shawcross, Ryan Stoke City 15 Begovic, Asmir Stoke City 15 O'Shea, John Sunderland 15 Larsson, Sebastian Sunderland 15 Fabianski, Lukasz Swansea City 15 Ki Sung-Yueng Swansea City 15 Sigurdsson, Gylfi Swansea City 15 Williams, Ashley Swansea City 15 Lloris, Hugo Tottenham Hotspur 15 Eriksen, Christian Tottenham Hotspur 15 Dorrans, Graham West Bromwich Albion 15 Cresswell, Aaron West Ham United 15 Adrián West Ham United 15 At Manchester United, Louis van Gaal would no doubt have loved to select the same set of players each week, but the Dutch boss has had to deal with a number of injuries to key players meaning only David de Gea has started each game. Chelsea's Premier League title rivals Manchester City do not feature in the ever-present list as none of the squad have started in each of their 15 games. The fact that Manuel Pellegrini's side still sit in second place, just three points behind leaders Chelsea, is testament to the strength in depth that City boss has at his disposal. Arsenal also fail to feature in the list while Liverpool can only claim to have Simon Mignolet as their ever-present in goal. David de Gea is the only Manchester United player to feature in every Premier League game for the club +6 David de Gea is the only Manchester United player to feature in every Premier League game for the club Graziano Pelle has started every game during his debut season for Southampton +6 Graziano Pelle has started every game during his debut season for Southampton Manuel Pellegrini has rotated his squad this season, meaning Manchester City don't have an ever-present Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2865278/As-Chelsea-suffer-defeat-season-without-mainstay-Nemanja-Matic-presents-does-club-have.html#ixzz3LKn10OFY Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook