Comments and predictions for Newcastle vs Chelsea: Home team sets dangerous trap
The match between Newcastle vs Chelsea in the Premier League takes place at 6:00 p.m. on May 11. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Newcastle vs Chelsea team information
Newcastle are in a 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 unable to play, 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 with 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 this streak.
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 injury, 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 season tally to 15.
Latest expected lineup for Newcastle vs Chelsea
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 commentary
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 only four points behind Mikel Arteta's team, who will visit champions Liverpool this weekend and then host Newcastle in the next round.
Although still having a chance to surpass Arsenal and Man City (64 points), Newcastle also faces the risk of being surpassed by Chelsea, Nottingham Forest (61 points) and Aston Villa (60 points).
Although there is a 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 is 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 total 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 revived with three consecutive Premier League wins, culminating in Cole Palmer's brilliance in the 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 series kicked off 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, helping Chelsea win their first away game since December 8.
Before that, they had gone through a series of 8 away games without a win (lost 5, failed to score in 5). Therefore, the victory at Fulham was a turning point in their spirit for the goal of returning 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 5 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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