PrediksiBandarsoccer – English Premier League – Chelsea VS Newcastle United
English Premier League – Chelsea VS Newcastle United
Match Time: 12-03-2024 04:00 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Match Prediction & Tips
The Blues are led offensively by Cole Palmer, who tops the club with 10 goals in 22 matches. The 21-year-old midfielder failed to convert in 19 Premier League contests with Manchester City from 2021-23. Palmer has gone three league games without a goal but he has notched three of his seven assists this season during that span.
Striker Nicolas Jackson ranks second with eight goals in his first season with the Blues after spending the previous two with Villarreal. The 22-year-old converted in Chelsea’s victory against Leeds United in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Feb. 28 and also scored in the EPL draw with Brentford three days later. Winger Raheem Sterling, who scored the Blues’ lone goal against Newcastle in their first meeting of 2023-24, has recorded six on the season.
Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
Alexander Isak has been scoring at a high rate for the Magpies since coming over from La Liga’s Real Sociedad in August 2022. The 24-year-old Swedish forward recorded 10 goals in 22 matches with Newcastle last season and is tied for eighth in the Premier League this campaign with 11 goals in 19 contests. Isak has converted in four of his last six league games, including the triumph over Wolves last time out.
Winger Anthony Gordon ranks second on the Magpies with nine goals and has scored in three of his last four matches across all competitions. The 23-year-old also is second on the club with five assists after failing to register one in 32 games split between Everton and Newcastle last season. Isak and Gordon, who also had a goal against Wolves, both tallied in the win versus Chelsea back in November.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup:
Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn; Willock, Guimaraes, Longstaff; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Chelsea vs Newcastle United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Chelsea have a good historical record against Newcastle United and have won 79 out of the 175 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Newcastle United’s 56 victories.
*Chelsea have lost only one of their last 28 matches at home against Newcastle United in the Premier League, with their previous such defeat coming by a 2-0 scoreline under Roberto Di Matteo in 2012.
*Newcastle United won the reverse fixture at St. James’ Park by a 4-1 scoreline and could complete a league double over Chelsea for the first time since the 1986-87 season.
*Chelsea will start a match against Newcastle United while being below them in the Premier League standings for only the fourth time since 1997.
*Newcastle United have conceded 45 goals in the Premier League so far this season – 26 more than they had conceded at the same stage last season.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-2 Newcastle United
Chelsea rode their luck and then some in December’s EFL Cup showdown with Newcastle, and a batch of fresh injury and illness concerns have served to disrupt the Blues’ preparation for a game where three points could go a long way to easing some of the pressure on Pochettino. The Magpies’ awful defensive record on the road makes that scenario somewhat realistic, but the unpredictable Blues cannot be trusted to bolt their own back door shut, and another entertaining stalemate could be on the cards at Stamford Bridge.
