Newcastle United vs Chelsea Predictions

Both teams will give it their all, with the UEFA Champions League's place at stake. Newcastle are well-rested, as they did not play any midweek match, whereas Chelsea played in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. The Magpies should edge this one.

Match info: Premier League

Venue: St James' Park, Tyneside

Date: Sunday, 11^th May 2025

Time: 12 pm Nigerian time

Neck and neck in the Premier League table, Newcastle United and Chelsea face off in a potentially season-defining gameweek 36 contest at St James' Park on Sunday.

The Champions League qualification six-pointer pits the fourth-placed Magpies against Enzo Maresca's resurgent Blues, whose ongoing three-match winning streak in the competition is the West London club's second-longest of the 2024-25 season, following a five-game run between November and December 2024

Head-to-head:

• Newcastle United have won 15 of the 59 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Chelsea have recorded 31 victories.
• The remaining 13 clashes ended in draws.
• The last away win in this fixture was in 2021, and Chelsea won at St James' Park.
• Newcastle have won their last 3 league matches at home against The Blues.
• Chelsea have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 league visits to the St James' Park.
• Newcastle won three in their last five matches.
• They are coming after a draw against Brighton
• Chelsea won all of their last five matches.

Form:

• Newcastle in the League: W-W-L-W-D
• Newcastle in all competitions: W-W-L-W-D
• Chelsea in the League: D-D-W-W-W
• Chelsea in all competitions: W-W-W W-W

Team News:

• Newcastle’s list of absentees includes Lewis Hall and Joelinton.
• The Blues will miss the presence of Wesley Fofana in the upcoming game.

Player(s) to watch:

• Kieran Trippier rose through the ranks of the Manchester City youth academy before being promoted to the senior team. After exercising his footballing prowess with teams like Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur and Atletico Madrid, he joined Newcastle in 2022. This season, he has made a total of 24 appearances for the Magpies and has been a live wire from the right flank of the pitch. His overlapping runs, coupled with his ability to take set pieces, make him an indispensable component in Eddie Howe’s setup.
• Marc Cucurella, the 26-year-old left-back from Alella, has been a product of Espanyol and Barcelona’s youth setup. After plying his trade with teams like Eibar, Getafe and Brighton, he joined the Blues back in 2022 and since then, he has been the architect of all those counterattacks arising from the left flank of the pitch. He played an integral part in helping Spain win the UEFA Euro 2024, and for his exemplary performance, he was also inducted into the Team of the Tournament. So far, Cucurella has made 33 appearances for the Blues this season and found the back of the net 4 times.