Chelsea will entertain Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge this Sunday as both sides look to get the better of each other in the final Premier League game of this campaign. The Blues suffered a dismal 4-1 loss away at Manchester United recently. In contrast, the Magpies earned a goalless draw versus Leicester City which was enough to ensure their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea Vs Newcastle United: Talking Tactics
Frank Lampard will set his side up in a 4-3-3 formation and could instruct his men to make life difficult for the opposition at the centre of the park and create some decent chances on the counter.
Eddie Howe will opt for a 4-3-3 formation and might ask his players to get a stranglehold in the game and create enough chances to win this contest away in West London.
Team News
Chelsea
Reece James, Benoit Badiashile, Armando Broja, Raheem Sterling, N’Golo Kante, Marc Cucurella, Ben Chilwell and Marcus Bettinelli will be sidelined for this game due to injuries. Hence, Lampard will have quite a selection headache ahead of this game.
Chelsea Predicted XI
Kepa; Azpilicueta, Silva, Koulibaly, Hall; Gallagher, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek; Pulisic, Felix, Madueke
Newcastle United
Nick Pope, Emil Krafth, Javier Manquillo, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie, Joelinton and Joe Willock will miss this clash because of injuries. Still, Howe should have a strong squad to choose from this weekend.
Newcastle United Predicted XI
Dubravka; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; S Longstaff, Guimaraes, Anderson; Murphy, Wilson, Isak
Key Men
Chelsea
Joao Felix will have to carry most of the goal-scoring workload for Chelsea on the attacking end of the field. The defensive performance of Kalidou Koulibaly and Thiago Silva could go a long way in determining the result of this contest.
Newcastle United
Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes and Elliot Anderson will have to anchor the midfield with conviction if Newcastle want to secure a convincing victory at Stamford Bridge this weekend.
Callum Wilson will once again be the away team’s best hope for a goal when he laces up to face off against the Chelsea defenders on Sunday.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United: Streaming Links
| United Kingdom | NA |
| USA | Peacock |
| India | JioTV, Hotstar VIP, Star Sports Select 2 |
| Canada | futoTV Canada |
| Spain | DAZN |
| Italy | Sky Sport Football, NOW TV, SKY Go Italia |
| Germany | WOW, Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW, beIN Sports Connect New Zealand, Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports |
