Chelsea vs Newcastle

Chelsea have won 10 of their 14 Premier League games since the beginning of May (D2 L2), with only Manchester City (35) winning more points in the competition than the Blues (32) in that period.

Newcastle United are winless across their last five Premier League games (D2 L3), only once going longer without a league win under manager Eddie Howe (six in September 2022).

Cole Palmer has now scored seven winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, the most such strikes by a player in home matches in the competition since the beginning of last season.

Chelsea have lost just one of their 29 Premier League home games against Newcastle (W21 D7), going down 2-0 in May 2012.

Newcastle have won two of their last four Premier League games against Chelsea (D1 L1), as many as they had in their previous 13 (D1 L10).

Chelsea’s last three Premier League defeats have come against last season’s top-three sides (0-5 vs Arsenal in April, 0-2 vs Man City in August, 1-2 vs Liverpool last weekend). The Blues are unbeaten in 19 games against all other teams (W13 D6), scoring 54 goals across these matches.

After winning three of their first four Premier League games this season (D1), Newcastle have since failed to win their last four (D2 L2). The Magpies last went five matches without winning in the league in March 2023.

Chelsea have named the youngest average starting XI in the Premier League this season (23 years, 220 days), with Tosin Adarabioyo the oldest player to appear for them this season aged just 27. They are the only team in Premier League history to get eight games into a season without using anyone over the age of 27.