Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: Chelsea – Newcastle United
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino remains under pressure with his side loitering inside the bottom half of the table and with just ten wins to their name after 26 Premier League matches (D6, L10). He knows that a win here could go some way to alleviating that, while also reeling in Newcastle United who start the round four points better off. However, just three wins from their 27 games against sides starting the gameweek above them across the past three seasons (D8, L16) highlights why confidence in the home camp is unlikely to be high.
After two draws, there’s also the prospect of Chelsea going winless in three straight league games for the second time this season. History remains firmly on their side in this fixture at least, which could give them a huge psychological boost as the London club has suffered just one defeat from their past 28 Premier League H2Hs at Stamford Bridge (W20, D7).
Ending that hoodoo in West London would make a bit of history for the visitors who have never secured a Premier League double against Chelsea, with 1986/87 being the last time they beat the Blues in the top flight both home and away. Road form has, however, been a hindrance for Newcastle this season, with only six sides coming into the round having picked up fewer points on their travels (11 – W3, D2, L8).
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That’s a big reason why Eddie Howe’s side are 15 points short of the top four pre-round and are unlikely to repeat last season’s achievements. But they are within touching distance of the top seven and Howe’s own impressive record against Chelsea might inspire belief that they can close that gap further here, as among managers to face Chelsea more than 10 times in this competition, only Kenny Dalglish (77%) and Pep Guardiola (56%) have a better win H2H ratio than the Newcastle boss (43%).
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Players to watch: Young talents could dominate this game, with Cole Palmer’s assist against Brentford meaning he has the most combined goals and assists by a Chelsea player aged under 22 in Premier League history (17), while Anthony Gordon is bidding to become the first Newcastle player in the competition to score in three straight games against Chelsea.
Hot stat: Chelsea haven’t lost a home Premier League game in March since 2001 (W31, D6).
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