Chelsea vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 12/02/2021, 23:09  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 12/02/2021 at 23:15 in Premier League Predictions

Some stability has been injected in Chelsea’s performances since Thomas Tuchel’s arrival and the Blues will be going for another win when they host Newcastle United on Monday. Chelsea are currently fifth in the league standings with 39 points while Newcastle United have 25 points, and in 16th place. Going to this game, Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six matches, with five wins in the process. They could rise to the top four with a win in this game, and with the work done in defence, they are favorites to bag three points here. Even with Thiago Silva’s injury, the team has done well defensively and have won the last three matches by one-goal margins. They have four clean sheets in five matches and head to this game with three straight wins in the league. In their last 10 league matches at home, Chelsea have lost just once and have two straight clean sheets at home ahead of this game. The Blues have scored in eight of their last 10 league matches at home.

Newcastle are coming from a 3-2 win over Southampton, just their second win in 14 matches. That win eased the worries at the team and the Magpies are now 10 points above the relegation zone. They have one clean sheet and three losses in their last five matches; in four of the five matches, they’ve conceded two or more goals. However, they have scored in each of the last four matches. How the Magpies perform in this game will be determined by how they cope with the absence of key players. Jeff Hendrick was sent off in the last game against Southampton while Fabian Schar got injured in that game and is unavailable. Javier Manquillo is also out injured but top scorer Callum Wilson will be the biggest absentee. It is particularly going to be tough on Newcastle considering they have seven losses in their last eight away matches. They have failed to score in six of their last seven away matches and in the Premier League they’ve managed just three wins, and six losses in the 11 played this season.