On the 13th of March, in this week 29 match, Newcastle United will travel to London to battle Chelsea in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Chelsea is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Burnley. Reece James struck first for Chelsea in the 47th minute, then Kai Havertz added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Christian Pulišić In the end, Burnley was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. Ryan Fraser struck first for Newcastle United in the 12th minute, then Fabian Schär added another in the 14th minute on a feed from Ryan Fraser. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Newcastle United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Saturday Oct 30th, Chelsea won by a score of 3 to 0. Reece James struck first for Chelsea in the 65th minute, then Reece James added another in the 77th minute In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Newcastle United, their top scorers are Kieran Trippier and Joseph Willock, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Kai Havertz. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad will be without Hakim Ziyech, Reece James, Mason Mount, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Trevoh Chalobah, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Matt Ritchie, Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier and Jamal Lewis.