In this week 29 match on Mar 13th, Chelsea will host Newcastle United in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 3rd placed Chelsea is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Burnley. Reece James struck first for Chelsea in the 47th minute, then Kai Havertz added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Christian Pulišić In the end, Burnley was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance, while newcastle United sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Ryan Fraser struck first for Newcastle United in the 12th minute, then Fabian Schär added another in the 14th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Newcastle United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in St. James’ Park, Chelsea took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Reece James scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 65th minute, then Reece James added another in the 77th minute In the end, Newcastle United couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win.
Both Kieran Trippier and Joseph Willock have been the hottest scorers for Newcastle United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Kai Havertz, who has three goals in the last 5 matches
Chelsea will be without Hakim Ziyech, Reece James, Mason Mount, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Trevoh Chalobah, while Matt Ritchie, Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier and Jamal Lewis are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team.