The Blues have turned things up a notch recently, and have elevated themselves back to amongst the best in the competition. They are currently placed fifth in the table, and are lagging three points behind toppers, Leicester.
Chelsea have notched three or more goals in six of their eight Premier League fixtures this term.Timo Werner bagged seven goals in his last seven appearances for the Blues.
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Newcastle vs Chelsea predictions for Saturday’s Premier League clash at St. James’ Park. Chelsea can go joint top of the Premier League with a victory over Steve Bruce’s Magpies.
Newcastle United: Darlow; Murphy, Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez, Lewis; Hendrick, Hayden, S Longstaff; Joelinton, Saint-Maximin
Chelsea: Mendy; James, Zouma, Rudiger, Chilwell; Kovacic, Kante, Mount; Ziyech, Abraham, Werner
Newcastle United vs Chelsea
England – Premier League
Date: Saturday, 21 November 2020
Kick-off at 12:30 UK/ 13:30 CET
Venue: St. James’ Park.
Newcastle vs Chelsea: Head-to-head (h2h)
- The Blues had registered seven of the preceding nine overall wins.
- Newcastle have scored in five of their last six encounters with Chelsea.
- Chelsea were unbeaten in eight games before the international break.
- The latest match-up at this venue had ended in a 1-0 win for the hosts.
Newcastle vs Chelsea: Prediction
A two-week break between Premier League fixtures has allowed the negative fallout from Newcastle’s 2-0 reverse at Southampton to fester, and with the murmurs of discontent about the team’s performances becoming more audible, the Magpies are in a bit of a flap.
Chelsea were building a real head of steam before the international hiatus, and their eight-match unbeaten surge, included four wins on the spin where the Blues rattled home a combined 14 goals.
Chelsea’s impressive run was accompanied by six clean sheets in eight assignments, while the Blues produced equally impressive numbers at the opposite end, hitting three or more goals for four games on the spin before the pause button was pressed on club football endeavours.