Newcastle vs Chelsea betting preview: Odds and predictions
CHELSEA’S recent games have certainly been worth watching and this one should be no exception.
- Chelsea to win -17/10 with Spreadex
- Sean Longstaff to be carded - 6/1 with bet365
- Over 2.5 goals - 4/5 with Sky Bet
Here are the latest match odds for Newcastle vs Chelsea from our top-rated football bookies. Odds are subject to change.
Chelsea have provided some great entertainment in recent weeks, winning a wild contest at Tottenham before earning a point in a thrilling, ding-dong battle with Manchester City.
There’s been a real attacking verve to their play and maybe they are finally beginning to gel under Mauricio Pochettino following the manager’s arrival at Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Nicolas Jackson has found his shooting boots – perhaps just in time given the return to fitness of Christopher Nkunku is near – while the supporting roles being played by Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer have surely ensured their places in the team for now.
Heading to St James’ Park where the hosts have lost only three times since the start of last season in the league is another tough challenge but, following recent results, it won’t faze the Londoners.
Indeed, they will head there confident of adding to Newcastle’s recent woes.
Injuries have hit Eddie Howe’s squad hard, while the loss of Sandro Tonali to a lengthy suspension has come at just the wrong time.
Struggling in the Champions League, the Magpies were well beaten at Bournemouth prior to the international break and will seek to use the home crowd to their advantage here.
Whether they will be enough against an improving Chelsea side is, however, open to question.
- Newcastle have won five of their six home league games this season, 10-man Liverpool being the only team to win at St James’ Park.
- Kieran Trippier has six Premier League assists so far in 2023/24 – only Wolves’ Pedro Neto has more.
- Chelsea have picked up the most cards of any Premier League team this season.
- Newcastle remain beset by injuries with the likes of Sven Botman, Harvey Barnes, Callum Wilson and Dan Burn all still out. Lewis Hall is ineligible to play against his parent club but at least Bruno Guimaraes is back from suspension.
- Chelsea also have a number of injuries, including Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana, but their problems are easing with big-money signings Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia back in training. Levi Colwill, who missed their thrilling 4-4 draw with Man City, could return.
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While the Blues have struggled to break down more defensively-minded sides, they’ve shown they can play when teams come out and they’ve scored four goals against both Spurs and Manchester City in recent matches.
They’ve now fashioned a run of five wins and two draws in their last eight, one which has included that win over Tottenham as well as draws with champions City and title hopefuls Arsenal.
Newcastle have plenty of problems in terms of personnel right now and it showed last time out at Bournemouth where only Nick Pope’s heroics kept the score down to 2-0.
In short, this looks a good time to get with the visitors.
This season’s higher card counts have seen prices in the player-card market come down but one stands out for this game.
Longstaff has started eight Premier League games for Newcastle this season – helpfully the last eight – and has been booked four times.
That immediately makes odds of 6/1 appeal.
It is Chelsea who lead the league for cards received but their presence at St James’ Park could well lead to a higher card count for both teams.
Ref Simon Hooper is averaging close to five cards per game so Longstaff looks worth a punt at the price.
Four of Chelsea’s last five league games – the ones which have lifted their form considerably – have featured at least three goals with their commitment to attack clear for all to see.
Nicolas Jackson has begun to tuck away the chances that his expected-goals figure had shown were coming his way and Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer are providing excellent support.
Newcastle will always be a threat at St James’ Park and while their games have tended to have lower goal numbers, the injuries to their defence at present make them vulnerable.
- Location: St James’ Park, Newcastle, England
- Time: 15:00 GMT on Saturday, November 25
- Where to watch: Not televised live in the UK
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