Chelsea vs Newcastle United Preview

Chelsea host Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening in a Premier League fixture that sees two sides dealing with contrasting recent fortunes but similar inconsistency.

The Blues arrive at this one having lost their most recent outing — a 5-2 defeat away at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League knockout stage on March 11. Prior to that, they won 4-1 away at Aston Villa and 4-2 away at Wrexham in the FA Cup. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 2-1 away at Arsenal on March 1, and before that drew 1-1 at home to Burnley in February. Chelsea carry a goal difference of +19 on the season — solid output, though a goals-against tally of 34 points to defensive vulnerabilities. The hosts are without Colwill and Mudryk, both ruled out, while Gittens and Estêvão are doubtful, limiting depth across the front line.

Newcastle arrive with their own mixed bag. Their most recent result was a 1-1 draw at home to Barcelona in the Champions League, and prior to that they lost 3-1 at home to Manchester City in the FA Cup. Before those results, they beat Manchester United 2-1 at home on March 4. Earlier in this sequence, a 3-2 home victory over FK Qarabag and a 3-2 home defeat to Everton in February rounded out a patchy picture. The Magpies have been heavily impacted by injuries — Guimarães, Krafth, Schär and Miley are all ruled out — significantly weakening their midfield options and defensive cover.

The head-to-head record between these sides is level across the last five meetings, with Newcastle and Chelsea each claiming two wins and one draw. The teams finished level at St. James’ Park in December 2025. Newcastle won 2-0 at home in May 2025, while Chelsea’s most recent home victories came with a 3-2 win in March 2024 and a 2-1 win in October 2024.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go, and NOW from 17:30 GMT. Viewers in the United States can stream on Peacock, while Australian fans have coverage via Stan Sport. Indian supporters can watch on Star Sports Select HD2 or stream via JioHotstar.

Possible line-ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Sánchez, Gusto, Chalobah, James, Hato, Fofana, Caicedo, Palmer, Fernández, Pedro, Neto

Newcastle United (4-3-3) Pope, Hall, Burn, Thiaw, Trippier, Gordon, Tonali, Joelinton, Elanga, Woltemade, Ramsey

Injured Players:

Chelsea: Levi Colwill (Out), Mykhailo Mudryk (Out), Jamie Gittens (Doubtful), Estêvão (Doubtful)

Newcastle United: Bruno Guimarães (Out), Emil Krafth (Out), Fabian Schär (Out), Lewis Miley (Out)

Newcastle are significantly worse off in the injury department, missing four players including key figures in midfield and at the back. Chelsea lose two starters and carry doubts over two more in attacking areas, but the Magpies’ defensive and midfield absences represent a more damaging blow heading into a tough away fixture.

Chelsea Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Paris Saint-Germain	5-2	Chelsea	Champions League	Mar 11, 2026
W	Wrexham	2-4	Chelsea	English FA Cup	Mar 7, 2026
W	Aston Villa	1-4	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Arsenal	2-1	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 1, 2026
D	Chelsea	1-1	Burnley	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026

Newcastle United Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Newcastle United	1-1	Barcelona	Champions League	Mar 10, 2026
L	Newcastle United	1-3	Manchester City	English FA Cup	Mar 7, 2026
W	Newcastle United	2-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026
L	Newcastle United	2-3	Everton	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
W	Newcastle United	3-2	FK Qarabag	Champions League	Feb 24, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Newcastle United	2-2	Chelsea	Dec 20, 2025	English Premier League
Newcastle United	2-0	Chelsea	May 11, 2025	English Premier League
Newcastle United	2-0	Chelsea	Oct 30, 2024	English Carabao Cup
Chelsea	2-1	Newcastle United	Oct 27, 2024	English Premier League
Chelsea	3-2	Newcastle United	Mar 11, 2024	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
Ireland	Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
United States	Peacock, SiriusXM FC
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD2, JioHotstar
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport 4/HD, Sky Go, WOW
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+
Italy	Sky Sport Arena, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL