England - Premier LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Newcastle United and Chelsea, taking place on Saturday, 25 November 2023, at St James' Park in Newcastle.
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Newcastle United, Recent FormAny Newcastle United pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-0 away defeat by Bournemouth. They achieved 52% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Bournemouth's tally of 19 efforts at goal, 10 of which were on target.
He will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 11 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have recorded 5 clean sheets in their 12 games so far this season.
They have had an excellent run of form at St James' Park recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 home games.
Goalscorer Callum Wilson will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 5 goals in his last 6 league matches for Newcastle United.
Chelsea, Recent FormChelsea will have been reasonably pleased with their 4-4 draw against Manchester City, not least because of the valuable point gained. They came away from that fixture with a 45% share of the possession and clocked up 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target, in comparison to Manchester City, who managed 15 attempts on goal, 10 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 16 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 10 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They've had a good run of form away from home recently, with 3 straight wins in a row and are on an unbeaten run of 4 games.
On an individual basis, Nicolas Jackson will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Chelsea's last 6 league games.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 1-1 draw.
The Magpies have struggled to break down the Chelsea defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. Playing at home, Newcastle have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Chelsea. Playing away from home, Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 2 of their last 3 league games against Newcastle.
Chelsea player Reece James will be looking to cause Newcastle some problems having scored 2 goals in the last 3 league meetings between the teams at St James' Park.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Elliot Anderson (Back), Harvey Barnes (Ankle), Sven Botman (Knee), Dan Burn (Back), Alexander Isak (Leg), Jacob Murphy (Shoulder), Matt Targett (Hamstring) and Callum Wilson (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Mauricio Pochettino has a number of injury concerns in his Chelsea squad to contend with: Marcus Bettinelli (Unknown), Trevoh Chalobah (Hamstring), Ben Chilwell (Hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (Knee surgery), Levi Colwill (Shoulder), Wesley Fofana (Cruciate ligament), Roméo Lavia (Ankle), Noni Madueke (Ankle) and Christopher Nkunku (Knee)
Newcastle United Playing at home | Chelsea Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Goals scored | 2.2 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 30' | Time first goal scored | 31' |
| 46' | Time first goal conceded | 9' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 4.2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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