Newcastle in Chelsea: Preview

Date: Sunday eleventh
Might 2025

Venue: St James’ Park

Kick-off: 12:00 BST

Right now’s early recreation sees us journey to St James’ Park to face
a Newcastle facet sitting above us however degree on factors within the desk.

Villa gained yesterday which additionally places them degree on factors having
performed a recreation extra, and Forest will undoubtedly beat Leicester, so no stress,
however it’s a ‘should not lose’ recreation, which is a pity since Eddie Howe has gained seven
of his 20 conferences with Chelsea in all competitions, with every win coming
towards a unique supervisor. Chelsea in the meantime…..have Enzo Maresca….

Newcastle have misplaced solely considered one of their final
9 video games in all competitions. They’ve gained the final 5 at dwelling, scoring for
enjoyable, they’ve additionally gained seven of the earlier 11 towards us within the Premier
League, so the chances are firmly stacked of their favour.

For us, the battle again towards Fulham was
as welcome because it was surprising and it appears prefer it sparked us again into some
kind of life. Whether or not Liverpool made modifications or not, that they had sufficient on the
pitch to take us on, so the win towards them was a bonus I didn’t see coming.

The issue is, that put us proper again in
the combo for a Champions League place once I’d already accepted ending round
seventh however it solely takes a defeat to take it out of our arms once more.

It’s the hope that kills you!

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
as we speak’s recreation, Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe, says “I believe our dwelling kind has
been good all through the season. We have now a terrific surroundings to play in and I’m
certain it will likely be a terrific ambiance. We’d like the group with us. It’s crucial
in these final two (dwelling) video games that they’re there and we all know they are going to be
there for us, and we have now to carry out. We have now to be prepared. Generally, with the
early kick-offs, it will probably shock you. You’ll be able to get up and it’s very uncommon for
the gamers so that they should adapt and the group should adapt to be prepared for
the kick-off and be in full voice.

Each recreation
we have now between now and the top of the season turns into our largest recreation of the
season. We all know the significance of the place we end within the Premier League. We’re
doing all the pieces we will to complete as excessive as we will and there’s a risk
it will probably go to the final recreation. All we will do is handle our subsequent opponent and
attempt to give all the pieces we will to win.

We count on [Chelsea]
to revert to close their final Premier League facet, which was a formidable recreation
towards Liverpool, they usually carried out very nicely they usually have a variety of
attacking gamers again in kind so it needs to be a very good recreation. We have now performed
Chelsea twice this season so we all know their qualities. I believe the sport at
Stamford Bridge was considered one of our hardest video games of the season. They’ve a very
deep squad with a variety of high quality gamers however I believe they’ve discovered a
consistency of their Premier League choice, not too long ago, the place they haven’t
modified an excessive amount of they usually’ve been profitable with that philosophy.”

Enzo
Maresca, in the meantime, says “[Newcastle] are very aggressive, particularly when
we’re on our facet, they go man-to-man. When they’re on their facet, they’re
medium block, however bodily they’re very sturdy and aggressive. I hope [it
brings out the best of us]. We have now performed groups who play low block and groups
who attempt to be aggressive, we have now had good video games in each conditions. After the
Liverpool recreation, somebody mentioned to me we performed the identical XI for the primary time in
six months. It’s necessary in case you can proceed with the identical gamers.
Hopefully, on Sunday, we will have a very good recreation.

Tonali
this season has been high for Newcastle, he’s doing very nicely. He’s a
incredible participant, however they’ve many, many good gamers, like Bruno Guimaraes,
Josh Murphy, Joe Willock, and Joelinton who’s injured. They’ve totally different
sorts of gamers who’re good gamers, however now we have now Romeo [Lavia] again, me
[Caicedo] and Enzo [Fernandez] are doing nicely, Cole [Palmer] is doing nicely. It
might be an enormous recreation. We’re going to attempt to put together the sport in the easiest way,
the way in which we predict we will win, and hopefully on the finish we might be proud of the
outcome.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Newcastle, Jamal Lascelles (knee),
Lewis Corridor (foot) and Matt Targett (hamstring) miss out. Joelinton is assumed
to be recovering from a knee damage, while Fabian Schar and Kieran Trippier are
match.

For Chelsea, Marc Guiu (hamstring), Omari Kellyman
(hamstring) and Wesley Fofana (hamstring) are injured. Mykhaylo Mudryk
(suspended) additionally stays out.

TEAMS

NEWCASTLE (Potential
line-up): Pope;
Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak,
Gordon

Chelsea (doable line-up): Sanchez; Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Jackson

LAST SEASON

Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea (25
November 2023)

CURRENT FORM (PL)

NEWCASTLE: WWWLWD

CHELSEA: WDDWWW

OTHER STUFF

Newcastle have gained seven of their final 11 league video games towards
Chelsea at St James’ Park Chelsea have overwhelmed Newcastle 31 instances within the Premier League.The 2 sides are degree on factors and aim distinction with three
video games to play.Newcastle have misplaced solely considered one of their final 9 video games in all
competitions.They’ve earned 43 factors from their final 20 fixtures, a tally
surpassed solely by Liverpool’s 46.Newcastle have gained eight of their 15 video games in all competitions this
season towards different sides within the present high seven.Chelsea are unbeaten in six league video games and have gained three in a
row for under the third time all season.Chelsea have conceded 5 targets of their final 9 video games.

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Newcastle 3-1 Chelsea