Chelsea vs Newcastle Predictions

• Newcastle have four wins and just one defeat in their last seven games.
• Chelsea are winless in seven at home (D3, L4).
• Chelsea have failed to score in four of their last six at Stamford Bridge.

Season to forget for Chelsea

Chelsea and Newcastle both have little to play for ahead of their Stamford Bridge meeting in the final round of Premier League fixtures, but the mood in the two respective camps will be very different.

Newcastle have locked in a top four finish and could end up in third spot with three points, depending on how Manchester United fare against Fulham.

While the Magpies will already be looking ahead to a Champions League campaign, Chelsea have a summer of soul searching in front of them and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see a squad overhaul over the next few months after an incredibly disappointing season – where the best they can hope for is an 11th place finish.

Chelsea were in action on Thursday as they went down 4-1 at Manchester United. Raheem Sterling missed the defeat at Old Trafford and is likely to sit this fixture out as well, with both managers expected to make changes. Newcastle pair Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson have been included in the latest England squad and may be used sparingly on Sunday by boss Eddie Howe.

Newcastle can finish on a high

Chelsea are clearly a team low on confidence and the fact they were in action on Thursday night may make it hard for them to find any kind of motivation for this game.

The Blues have just one win in their last 13 games, losing nine of those, and have been particularly poor art Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard’s side are winless in seven at home, losing four of those games, and they have failed to score in four of those fixtures.

Newcastle may have little left to play for but they are the form team here and they’ve managed four wins in their last six away from home, and they can inflict one final blow for the season on Chelsea by coming away with a win.

Chelsea struggling for goals

Chelsea have lost six of their 18 Premier League home games and when they do lose they usually fail to score, with five of those defeats coming to nil.

Newcastle have been in good scoring form on their travels of late and have scored two or more goals in five of their last six away from home and exactly two in three of those games. As such, a 2-0 win for the visitors is the correct score prediction and Alexander Isak looks a good contender for a goal – particularly if Wilson is used sparingly.

Isak has gone six games without a goal but he’s started alongside Wilson in the last four of those and has taken on a slightly different role. He may well be the focal point in attack on Sunday, and he can sign off for the campaign with a goal in London.

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