Newcastle vs Chelsea Predictions

• Both teams have scored in eight of Newcastle’s last nine games.
• Both teams have scored in four of Chelsea’s last six away fixtuyres.

Score draw backed at St James’ Park

Newcastle and Chelsea both secured midweek wins in the EFL Cup, but they may be forced to share the spoils when they lock horns at St James’ Park on Saturday.

The Blues head to the north east with the second best away record in the Premier League, but their hosts have not lost on home soil since Arsenal came to visit in September.

However, Dan Burn’s injury in the Tyne-Wear derby last weekend deepened Eddie Howe’s injury crisis at the back, and clean sheets have been hard to come by for the Magpies.

They are without a clean sheet in their last nine games, with both teams scoring in eight of these, and the same is backed again as they face a Chelsea side that have seen goals at both ends in four of their last six away days.

Two of these six trips have ended all square and, with Newcastle also drawing two of their last six games, backing a 1-1 draw in the correct score market appeals.