Comments and predictions for Newcastle vs Chelsea: Home team sets dangerous trap

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Newcastle are in serious crisis. Captain Jamaal Lascelles is out for the long term with a knee injury, Lewis Hall (foot) is out for the rest of the season, and manager Howe has confirmed Joelinton could also be out for the rest of the season.

Matt Targett (hamstring) is almost certain to miss out, while Fabian Schar is a doubt. If the Swiss centre-back is unavailable, Sven Botman will partner Dan Burn in central defence.

Alexander Isak has scored 23 Premier League goals this season, five fewer than Mohamed Salah, but has the same number of decisive strikes (nine). He has scored 34.8% of Newcastle’s goals this season – only bettered by Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood (35.2%).

Although Chelsea are not his favourite opponents, Isak has scored in each of his last four meetings with the Blues in all competitions and is determined to extend that run.

For Chelsea, Marc Guiu is unlikely to start, but his return to the squad could help increase bench depth, especially when Christopher Nkunku is still absent.

Wesley Fofana (hamstring) is out for the season, while young defender Aaron Anselmino is also out with a similar injury.

Barring further injuries, Maresca could retain his starting line-up for three consecutive Premier League games. Moises Caicedo continues to play at right-back, but is allowed to move into midfield when Chelsea are in possession.

After a brilliant performance against Liverpool, Cole Palmer is looking to score in back-to-back Premier League games – something he hasn't done since January – taking his tally for the season to 15.

Latest Newcastle vs Chelsea predicted lineup

Newcastle United:
Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Chelsea:
Sanchez; Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Jackson

Latest Newcastle vs Chelsea football review

The Premier League top-five race is set to continue this weekend as Newcastle host Chelsea, aiming to create a gap and shake the Blues' Champions League hopes.

Newcastle go into their penultimate home game of the season in fourth place, level on points (63) with rivals Chelsea. They could still climb or fall further down the table.

With Arsenal (67 points) showing signs of distraction in the domestic league, Newcastle are now just four points behind Mikel Arteta's side, who visit champions Liverpool this weekend and then host Newcastle in the next round.

Although they still have a chance to surpass Arsenal and Man City (64 points), Newcastle also face the risk of being surpassed by Chelsea, Nottingham Forest (61 points) and Aston Villa (60 points).

Although they are at risk of being kicked out of the top 5 if they stumble, especially when they just lost 1-4 to Aston Villa and drew 1-1 with Brighton in the last 3 matches, Newcastle still has reason to be confident in welcoming Chelsea.

Only Liverpool (46 points) have won more points than Newcastle (43) in the last 20 rounds. St James' Park's home form has been extremely impressive with 5 consecutive wins, scoring 3 or more goals in 4 matches, against opponents such as Forest (4-3), MU (4-1), Crystal Palace (5-0) and Ipswich (3-0).

Furthermore, Newcastle have won seven of their last 11 home games against Chelsea in the Premier League, and also eliminated Chelsea in the fourth round of the League Cup this season. Manager Eddie Howe has also won all three home games against Chelsea, with a combined score of 7-1. Those numbers are enough for Geordies fans to expect their team to stop their opponents' winning streak.

However, Chelsea fans have reason to believe in a more positive outcome than last month.

After a post-Christmas slump, Chelsea have bounced back with three consecutive Premier League wins, culminating in Cole Palmer's brilliant performance in a 3-1 win over Liverpool in round 35, despite the Reds fielding a reserve team and lacking motivation.

This is Chelsea's longest winning streak in the Premier League since they won five in a row between November and December. They also won two in Europe, taking their total to five consecutive wins in all competitions.

The run of matches began with a dramatic comeback against Fulham on April 20, thanks to an 83rd-minute equaliser from Tyrique George and a late strike from Pedro Neto, giving Chelsea their first away win since December 8.

Before that, they had gone eight away games without a win (lost five, failed to score in five). Therefore, the victory at Fulham was a morale-boosting turn for their return to the Champions League after two seasons away. Maresca were aiming for a second consecutive away win – something they had not achieved in the past five months.

Latest Newcastle vs Chelsea score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Newcastle vs Chelseaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea

• WhoScore:Newcastle 3-1 Chelsea
• Our newspaper predicts:Newcastle 3-1 Chelsea

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