Chelsea vs Newcastle: Chelsea completes the quick turnaround when they face a resurgent Newcastle in their next Premier League clash on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Chelsea vs Newcastle
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: Sunday 12th March, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
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Preview
Chelsea continued their winning run with a 3-1 victory over Norwich in their previous Premier League clash in mid-week.
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Chalobah, Mount and Havertz scored for the Blues taking them nine-points clear in 3rd place on the table.
The Blues haven’t let the off-field drama affect their performances as they grown from strength to strength after the EFL Cup final loss, proving their might.
On the other hand, Newcastle stretched their unbeaten run to 8 matches with a 2-1 away win over Southampton on Friday.
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Armstrong broke the deadlock for the hosts before goals from Wood and Guimaraes ensured a comeback win for the Magpies.
The win pushed Newcastle to 14th in the table as they continued their resurgence.
The Magpies are unbeaten in 4 away games and aim to threaten the Blues through their performance.
Both sides last met in October, where Chelsea won 3-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Form Guide
Chelsea: WWWLW
Newcastle: WWWDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Norwich 1-3 Chelsea
Southampton 1-2 Newcastle
🧐 Only three teams in Europe’s top leagues have won 20+ points this year so far:
🏴 Liverpool: 22
🇪🇸 Barcelona: 20
🏴 NEWCASTLE UNITED: 20#NewcastleUnited #Newcastle #PremierLeague #NUFC pic.twitter.com/89byyACeVo— Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) March 10, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Chelsea vs Newcastle in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App and Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
James and Chilwell are ruled out for Chelsea due to injuries while Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta and Pulisic are doubts.
Trippier, Lewis, Hayden, Fernandez and Wilson are out for the visitors due to injuries while Saint-Maximin, Guimaraes, Krafth and Joelinton are doubtful.
Five goals in his last six appearances! 👏 pic.twitter.com/gDHVRtCxV8
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 10, 2022
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Christensen, Silva, Rüdiger, Chalobah, Jorginho, Kanté, Sarr, Ziyech, Mount and Lukaku
Newcastle possible 11:
Dubravka, Targett, Burn, Lascelles, Manquillo, Willock, Shelvey, Longstaff, Murphy, Almiron and Wood
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle
Newcastle recent run of form ensures they are a competitive unit and will make the Blues work hard.
However; with Chelsea’s experience and quality, we fancy them to nick this one by the odd goal.
Players to watch out for: Mount, Jorginho, Wood and Willock.
