As the lead in the Premier League table condenses, Chelsea can finish the weekend in the top four if they can defend the home tone against a difficult Newcastle United team. The Blues sit in seventh place three things behind Arsenal for a place in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Eddie Howe’s men were hitting H2O. Their defense has been solid with only 8 goals, but they have also only scored 8 goals due to Alexander Isak not yet getting going. This could be the game for that, but with Reece James back in Chelsea’s rotation, their coverage will be even stronger.
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- present: Sunday October 26 | While: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
- Location: Stamford Bridge – London
- TV: United States | They are living waves: Fubo (Point to isolated)
- Odd: Chelsea -140; Draw +320; Newcastle +320
Arguments
Chelsea: Enzo Maresca started the season with various injuries, but Chelsea now have almost a full complement of players at their disposal for recovery. By balancing the Europa Convention League and the Premier League with almost completely different line-ups, Maresca will also ensure that his team is fresh and in a position to progress for a difficult adjustment against Newcastle.
Chelsea’s expected lineup: Robert Sánchez, Malo Gusto, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson
Newcastle: Defensively, the Magpies can’t reveal bones. Kieran Trippier, Sven Botan and Jamaal Lascelles will skip the fit, meaning former Chelsea player Lewis Hall will want to be available on the left again. It will be a bit of a return to Stamford Bridge for him, but it won’t be fun competing with Madueke and Sancho.
Newcastle’s predicted lineup: Lewis Corridor, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento, Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy
Prediction
Newcastle’s lack of intensity will end up biting them throughout the game, as the Blues alternate winning in the second half of the game to preserve the victory. Select: Chelsea 2, Newcastle 1
