Today, in the 23rd round of England Premier League, Newcastle United welcome Chelsea FC. Hosts are 13th in the table, with only one point from the last four league matches, while the Blues (4th in the table) come with ten points from the past five rounds. Newcastle United is struggling at their home ground, with only four wins this term, and weak performance of the attackers – only 11 goals on the same number of games. On the other side, Chelsea are very good on the road, with seven wins in the last ten away clashes.
As for the absences, Newcastle United have defensive problems, with four defenders out of the game due to injuries: Paul Dummett (16/0 d), DeAndre Yedlin (11/1 d), Javi Manquillo (11/0 d), Fabian Schar (15/2 d). Moreover, the Magpies will miss Dwight Gayle (9/0 f), Yoshinori Muto (7/0 f) and Ki Sung-Yeung (3/0 m), while the status of Andy Carroll (13/0 f) is uncertain. Chelsea will miss only Christian Pulisic (16/5 m), while Marcos Alonso (8/1 d) and N’Golo Kante (14/3 m) will be assessed ahead of the game.
Regarding mutual meetings, Chelsea FC have won six of the last seven games against Newcastle United, in all competitions.
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Explanation: player statistics (a/b c)
a - games played this season
b - goals scored
c - team position (d - defender, m - midfielder, f - forward, g - goalkeeper).
