Newcastle United vs. Chelsea: 11/05/25 @ 12:00 (TNT Sports)

[McDog]

2 hours ago, Stifler said:

We are guaranteed to finish at least 7th this season. Last season we finished 7th, and the season before 4th.

We are now part of the top 7, the replacement of the top 6, so our fixtures will be on TV more often than not.

 

 

Watching the broadcast in the US of the Forest game today they mentioned Newcastle quite alot. They are on the radar big time.

[Stottie]

15 hours ago, The Prophet said:

 

We've also beaten Arsenal (twice), Chelsea, Forest, Villa and Bretford at home, along with draws against Liverpool and City. There's a big distinction in the home and away fork when it comes to top half teams.

Chelsea are an extreme possession team, the type we do well against by winning high turnovers and hitting them on the counter. They are also playing Thurs-Sun, usually a recipe for teams struggling.

 

Nico Jackson can do the turn and run in behind thing Watkins does, so we'll have to watch for that vulnerability, not just pace on the wings. Our team as a whole shouldn't be as knackered as we looked at Villa, our latest big test. Our second latest big test was the Carabao final where we beat easily the best team in the country.

 

Isak has four in five vs. Chelsea, including two this season.

[Mazzy]

5 minutes ago, Stottie said:

Chelsea are an extreme possession team, the type we do well against by winning high turnovers and hitting them on the counter. They are also playing Thurs-Sun, usually a recipe for teams struggling.

 

Nico Jackson can do the turn and run in behind thing Watkins does, so we'll have to watch for that vulnerability, not just pace on the wings. Our team as a whole shouldn't be as knackered as we looked at Villa, our latest big test. Our second latest big test was the Carabao final where we beat easily the best team in the country.

 

Isak has four in five vs. Chelsea, including two this season.

 

Whilst this is true they also have alot of things that we perform badly against. All their front three have pace and ability to take players on, they have an extremely gifted #10 who can pick out passes and create chances from nothing and they have real recovery speed in their defensive line. They've also got a massive amount of quality on the bench in pretty much every position other than at ST.

 

I'm expecting a nervous 1-0 or 2-1. It's going to be very very close indeed.