English Premier League---Newcastle United VS Chelsea Prediction

Newcastle United VS Chelsea    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:20-12-2025 20:30 Saturday
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Newcastle suffered a painful 1-0 away defeat to arch rivals Sunderland last weekend and they have now conceded at least one goal in each of their last nine Premier League matches – they have never gone 10 consecutive games without a clean sheet under Howe, last doing so as a club with a run of 14 between August and November 2021 under Steve Bruce (eight games), Graeme Jones and Howe (three games each).
The Magpies will welcome a return to St James’ Park where they have picked up 72.7% of their Premier League points this term and have scored exactly two goals in each of their last five home league matches. In fact, they average exactly two goals per home game under Howe (158 goals in 79 games) and only Kevin Keegan boasts a higher home goals-per-game ratio as the club’s manager (175 goals in 81 games, 2.16).

Not long after head coach Enzo Maresca endured "the worst 48 hours" of his tenure at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea followed up their 2-0 Premier League win over Everton with a 3-1 victory against third-tier leaders Cardiff City to secure their spot in the EFL Cup semi-finals.
Either Arsenal or Crystal Palace await the Blues in the last four, but five Premier League fixtures in a row will now be at the forefront of Maresca’s mind as they endeavour to consolidate their place in the top four and potentially reduce the eight-point gap to the Gunners at the summit.

Match Prediction: Newcastle United 2-2 Chelsea
The home side have won 37 of the 60 Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Chelsea, which is the most home victories of any fixture in the division’s history – a statistic that will give the Magpies added optimism ahead of Saturday’s contest, given their strong home record this season.
However, the majority of Chelsea’s expected lineup will have had a few extra days to recharge their batteries and we can see the Blues taking advantage of the hosts’ depleted defence. Whether that will be enough to claim maximum points remains to be seen, though.