CHELSEA vs NEWCASTLE
- Chelsea have won six successive Premier League home games against Newcastle
- Newcastle have won just one of their last 25 league visits to Stamford Bridge
- Frank Lampard was unbeaten in all 17 Premier League appearances as a player against teams managed by Steve Bruce
- Miguel Almiron has failed to score or assist in all 18 Premier League appearances
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Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Alonso, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham
Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Clarke, Lascelles, Willems, M Longstaff, S Longstaff, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton
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14:10: Everton still lead West Ham 1-0 thanks to Bernard. The Toffees have absolutely bossed the dismal visitors and just had a goal disallowed for no reason whatsoever.
In fact, the West Ham ‘keeper has just saved from Walcott with his head! Riots if this finishes 1-1…
Team News
14:05: Nice and simple team news today.
Chelsea make one change from the victory over Southampton with Ross Barkley in for the injured N’Golo Kante. We’ll speak more about that later, actually.
Quite interesting to see 19-year-old defender Marc Guehi among the substitutes today.
Steve Bruce has opted to keep faith with the same side which beat Manchester United.
The Longstaff brothers anchor the United midfield with Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almirón out wide, while number nine Joelinton continues in attack.
The sides…
14:00: Cometh the 2pm deadline, cometh the team news and line ups. I suppose the headline news is that Callum Hudson-Odoi starts. Matty Longstaff also keeps his place for the Toon.
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Alonso, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham
Subs: Caballero, Kovacic, Giroud, Pulisic, Batshuayi, James, Guehi
Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Clarke, Lascelles, Willems, M Longstaff, S Longstaff, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton
Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Carroll, Shelvey, Gayle, Krafth, Atsu
What’s on?
13:55: I’m glad you asked. Everton and West Ham are already underway in the lunchtime kick off with the Toffees leading 1-0 thanks to a first-half solo effort from Brazilian Bernard.
The remaining fixtures are as follows: Bournemouth vs Norwich, Leicester vs Burnley, Tottenham vs Watford, Wolves vs Southampton and Crystal Palace vs Manchester City (5.30pm).
Where’s the shock coming from? I need something to boost the accy!
Afternoon…
13:50: Hello everyone and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Newcastle from Stamford Bridge.
The international break is finally over and Premier League football has returned! Just in time actually, I was starting to lose it…
Are we calling this the battle of the youth? I can’t think of anything catchier than that I’m afraid.
Two managers who have discovered that you CAN win with kids. Take that Alan Hansen. Steve Bruce threw 19-year-old midfielder Matty Longstaff in at the deep end against Manchester United – and it worked.
Fikayo Tomori, Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham haven’t worked out too badly for Chelsea either…
Line ups and team news will be dropping shortly. Standby…
CHELSEA vs NEWCASTLE – TEAM NEWS
Chelsea will be without N’Golo Kante and Andreas Christensen, who suffered groin and hamstring injuries respectively on international duty.
Defender Antonio Rudiger (groin) and midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Achilles) remain sidelined but left-back Emerson Palmieri (thigh) could be involved after returning to training.
Newcastle midfielder Matt Ritchie is still working his way back from a nasty ankle injury which has sidelined him since the end of August, while defender Florian Lejeune is nearing full match fitness after cruciate ligament damage.
Isaac Hayden is suspended but fellow midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (hamstring) and striker Dwight Gayle (calf) are fit again.
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
