Newcastle vs Chelsea Match preview
Chelsea will be itching to bounce back from successive league defeats when they face off with high flying Newcastle. Eddie Howe and his side are currently on a scintillating run of form, resulting into two Premier League monthly award nomination and wins for Manager Eddie Howe and Miguel Almiron respectively.
However, a winless run of games has seen Graham Potter’s side drop down to 7th on the League table after being leapfrogged by the high flying Magpies who are now sitting in behind fellow table toppers Manchester City. While Eddie Howe and his men are dreaming of Europe at this stage of the season, accumulating 27 points from 14 games will certainly influence dreaming big.
Newcastle team news.
The Magpies will be without record signing Alexander Isak when they welcome Chelsea on Saturday, despite injuries to Ryan Fraser, Matt Ritchie, Krafth and Paul Dummet Newcastle have been able to stride through tough games with positive results. Eddie Howe decided to rest the likes of Bruno Guimaraes, Sven Boltman, Kieran Trippier, Miguel Almiron, Fabian Schar and Joe Willock in midweek but they all should be back in the starting XI on Saturday to face Chelsea. While suspended Joelington is expected to be back after missing the game at Southampton.
Chelsea team news.
Chelsea are still anticipating the return of several key injured players into the first team after the world cup. However, the likes of Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Ngolo Kante, Kepa, Chilwell, Jorginho and Carney Chukwuemeka are expected to miss out on the trip to St James’ Park. While Aubameyang, Sterling, Mount, Silva and Havertz are expected to be back in the starting XI after getting some rest at the Etihad.
Newcastle vs Chelsea potential line up.
Newcastle XI (4-3-3) – GK, Pope, Trippier, Shar, Norman, Burn, Longstaf, Guimaraes, Willock, Joelinton, Almiron.
Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1) – GK, Mendy, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella, Kovacic Gallagher, Sterling, Havertz, Mount, Aubameyang.
My preferred Chelsea line up.
Chelsea XI – (4-2-3-1) Mendy, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella, Kovacic, Loftus Cheek, Mount, Ziyech Havertz, Aubameyang.
Score prediction : Newcastle 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea have always had life very difficult at St James’ Park over the years, their recent run of form has obviously thwarted any hope or optimism for a win on Saturday as their task has been made unbelievably harder with injuries to key players coupled with their recent run of form. Newcastle are soaring high at the moment, while Chelsea are grasping for any sort of breather from bad result, they must show character against a ruthless Newcastle side to steal anything at all.
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