Chelsea will be looking to maintain pressure on the Premier League top four when they welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Blues are three points behind both Aston Villa in fourth and Manchester United in third and have a superior goal difference to both.
The hosts have not been beaten by Newcastle on their own turf in nearly 15 years – the last time coming after a stunning Papiss Cisse double gave a team then managed by Alan Pardew a 2-0 win in May 2012.
The Magpies, meanwhile, are 12th, nine points behind Chelsea. Their most realistic hope of European qualification – unless they win the Champions League, that is – will be finishing in the top eight to secure a place in the Europa League or the Conference League.
However, those places are contingent on who wins the FA Cup and the potential award of that fifth Champions League spot.
The two sides experienced contrasting fortunes in midweek as the Magpies were denied a famous Champions League win over Barcelona by a 96th-minute Lamine Yamal penalty – a 1-1 result leaving all to play for in the second leg of their last-16 tie.
The following day, Chelsea endured a tough evening at the Parc des Princes as Liam Rosenior’s men fell to a 5-2 defeat to holders Paris Saint-Germain, leaving them with a mountain to climb in next week’s return leg.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Caicedo, Palmer, Enzo, Garnacho, Pedro
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Badiashile, Sarr, Tosin, Hato, Lavia, Andrey Santos, Delap, Guiu
Newcastle team news
Newcastle XI: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Gordon, Barnes, Thiaw, Livramento, Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, Ramsey
Subs: Pope, Ruddy, Trippier, Joelinton, Wissa, Osula, Elanga, Burn, Murphy
Where to watch Chelsea v Newcastle: TV and online streams
Chelsea v Newcastle kicks off at 5:30pm UK time. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League and will also be available to stream via Sky Go.
Stats for Chelsea v Newcastle
- Chelsea have won 11 of their last 12 Premier League home games against Newcastle (D1) since a 2-0 loss in May 2012 under Roberto Di Matteo.
- Newcastle have avoided defeat in five of their last seven Premier League games against Chelsea (W3 D2 L2), more times than they had in their previous 15 (W3 D1 L11).
- Newcastle have won 49 Premier League away games against London sides, and could become the fourth non-London team to win 50 in the capital after Manchester United (81), Liverpool (79) and Manchester City (64). However, the Magpies have lost more Premier League away games in London than any other side (94).
- No team has scored in more different Premier League games than Chelsea this season (27), with their only two blanks coming in 0-0 draws with Crystal Palace in August and Bournemouth in December.
- Chelsea have scored more penalty goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (7), with Newcastle joint-second in this regard (6). In the Magpies’ case, it’s their highest proportion of penalty goals in a single Premier League campaign (14.3% – 6/42).
- Only Erling Haaland (19) has scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season than João Pedro (14), with only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (19 in 2000-01) and Diego Costa (19 in 2014-15) ever netting more non-penalty goals in their debut Premier League season with Chelsea. In 2026, the Brazilian leads all players in the competition for total goals (8) and goal involvements (10 – 8 goals, 2 assists).
