Injury-ridden Newcastle will take on Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea in a clash at the St. James’ Park this afternoon.
Newcastle United are currently in seventh place in the Premier League standings and would be coming into the game after a shocking loss to Bournemouth in their last game.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are in 10th place in the league table at the moment and are looking to hit their stride this season.
Newcastle Team News
Newcastle will have Miguel Almiron, Fabian Schar and Kieran Trippier available for selection but Alexander Isak and Sean Longstaff remain doubts.
Midfielder Bruno Guimaraes returns after serving a one-match ban but Lewis Hall is unable to face his parent club and joins a long list of absentees.
Chelsea Team News
Chelsea defenders Levi Colwill and Malo Gusto have both recovered from injury.
Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Christopher Nkunku remain sidelined despite their involvement in training.
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Head to Head
Chelsea have a good historical record against Newcastle United and have won 78 out of the 173 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Newcastle United’s 55 victories.
Chelsea have lost a total of 13 matches away from home against Newcastle United in the Premier League
Newcastle United have won each of their last four matches at St. James’ Park in the Premier League and have kept clean sheets in each of these matches.
Lineups
Newcastle XI: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento; Joelinton, Bruno, Miley; Almiron, Isak, Gordon
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Thiago, Badiashile, Cucurella; Ugochukwu, Enzo; Sterling, Gallagher, Palmer; Jackson