Ahead of our 17th game of the top-flight campaign, we sit fourth in the table with 28 points, eight points behind leaders Arsenal. However, just six points separate the Blues and Newcastle United, who are currently 12th.

Head-to-head

Chelsea have only beaten Tottenham (82) on more occasions than Newcastle (78) in all competitions.

The last time we won at Newcastle was in October 2021 in the Premier League. Two goals from Reece James and a Jorginho penalty wrapped up a 3-0 victory.

Our most recent Premier League match against Newcastle resulted in a 2-0 defeat in May. We have not gone without scoring in consecutive league encounters with the Magpies since February 1933.

In total, 37 of the 60 Premier League games between Newcastle and Chelsea have been won by the home side, the most home wins for any fixture in the competition’s history.

We have lost 15 Premier League away games against Newcastle, only losing more at Arsenal and Liverpool (both 17) in that competition.

Head-to-Head (all competitions)

Played 178
Won 78
Drawn 42
Lost 58

Last five meetings at St James' Park

30 October 2021 | Premier League | W 3-0 (James 2, Jorginho (pen))
12 November 2022 | Premier League | L 1-0
25 November 2023 | Premier League | L 4-1 (Sterling)
30 October 2024 | League Cup | L 2-0
11 May 2025 | Premier League | L 2-0

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 6-0 Newcastle | 1980/81 | Division Two
Newcastle 5-0 Chelsea | 1974/75 | Division One
Chelsea's biggest win at St James' Park is 6-1 in 1960/61 in Division One.

Chelsea stats

Only Crystal Palace (16) have won more points on the road this season than Chelsea (14).

The Blues have won each of our last eight Premier League games that have kicked off at 12.30pm on a Saturday, including this season’s home win over Fulham and away victories at Nottingham Forest and Burnley.

Chelsea have not scored in only two of our 24 matches this season in all competitions: Crystal Palace on the opening weekend and Bournemouth earlier this month.

Only Arsenal (10) have conceded fewer Premier League goals than the Blues (15). No side has more clean sheets in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (eight).

Chelsea have kept four clean sheets in our past five away Premier League matches, losing 3-1 to Leeds United at Elland Road in the other game. We had kept five clean sheets in our 38 away games beforehand.

Pedro Neto has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Chelsea player this season (eight – five goals, three assists), with four of his five goals scored coming away from home.

Chelsea are three points away from reaching 100 points under Enzo Maresca. Since the start of last season, only three teams have achieved that milestone in the same timeframe.

Premier League scorers
Neto 5, Fernandez 4 (1 pen), Joao Pedro 4, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Palmer 2, Acheampong 1, Estevao 1, Garnacho 1, James 1

Premier League assists
James 3, Joao Pedro 3, Neto 3, Cucurella 2, Garnacho 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Estevao 1, Fernandez 1, Guiu 1

Milestones

Chelsea need just one goal to reach a half-century for goals this season across all competitions.

Newcastle stats

Last season

Premier League: Fifth
FA Cup: Lost 2-1 after extra time at home to Brighton in the fifth round
Carabao Cup: Winners - beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final
Top scorer all competitions: Alexander Isak 27
Top Premier League scorer: Alexander Isak 23

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Guimaraes 1,299, Burn 1,258, Thiaw 1,083, Tonali 1,068
Most goals: Guimaraes 5, Woltemade 5, Barnes 3
Most assists: Burn 2, Guimaraes 2, Miley 2
Most duels won: Burn 85, Guimaraes 81, Thiaw 70
Clean sheets: Pope 5
Most fouls conceded: Burn 24, Guimaraes 24, Joelinton 18
Most yellow cards: Guimaraes 4, Burn 3, Joelinton 3
Red cards: Burn 1, Gordon 1

Newcastle have the sixth-best home Premier League record with 16 points from eight games. They have won five against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Manchester City and Burnley, drawn one with Tottenham Hotspur and lost two to Liverpool and Arsenal in the first two months of the season. Since those defeats they are unbeaten at home in five matches (four wins, one draw).

The Magpies have scored exactly two goals in each of their past five Premier League home games and are averaging exactly two goals per game under Eddie Howe at St James’ Park (158 goals in 79 games).

Against Sunderland last weekend, Newcastle failed to score a Premier League goal for the first time since a goalless draw at Bournemouth in September.

The Tynesiders have conceded in each of their last nine Premier League games. They have never gone 10 in a row without a clean sheet under Eddie Howe.

Newcastle have dropped 11 points from leading positions this season, one more than Chelsea.

Bruno Guimaraes has either scored (four) or assisted (one) a goal in each of his last five Premier League home games, with all five of those involvements putting Newcastle a goal ahead in the match. The Brazilian has scored five goals in the competition this season, only netting more in a single campaign in 2023/24 (seven). Nine of his last 10 overall, and all five this season, have come at St James’ Park.

Newcastle’s draw against Spurs earlier this month (the result as 2-2) was their first at home in the Premier League in 2025.

Only Manchester United (10) have hit the woodwork in the Premier League this season more times than Newcastle (nine).

Eddie Howe's managerial record against Chelsea

Won: 8
Drawn: 3
Lost: 10

Last five results

Tottenham Hotspur (H) D 2-2
Burnley (H) W 2-1
Bayer Leverkusen (A, Champions League) D 2-2
Sunderland (A) L 1-0
Fulham (H, League Cup) W 2-1

Last Premier League line-up

Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle United
Sunday 14 DecemberTeam (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Livramento, Thiaw, Burn (Schar 42), Hall; Guimaraes (c), Tonali (Willock 59), Miley; Elanga (Murphy 59), Woltemade (Wissa 75), Gordon (Barnes 59)
Booked: Tonali 57, Guimaraes 90+4, Willock 90+4, Thiaw 90+5

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

In the Premier League, five yellow cards received before 19 league fixtures have been completed will result in a one-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards: Cucurella 3, Estevao 3, Badiashile 2, Caicedo 2, Chalobah 2, Fernandez 2, George 2, Hato 2, James 2, Neto 2, Sanchez 2, Santos 2, Fofana 1, Guiu 1, Joao Pedro 1, Tosin 1

Match officials

Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Nick Hopton, Craig Taylor
Fourth official: Tom Kirk
VAR: Peter Bankes
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

Andy Madley is officiating his second Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our 2-1 home defeat against Sunderland in October.