Chelsea hosts Newcastle United in round 9 of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, October 19th at Stamford Bridge (London)
Chelsea is still having problems in defense. Defenders are especially mistaken during the opponent’s set pieces. Overall, Lampard manages to gradually arrange a game in defense. In a home game with Brighton, the Blues finally kept a clean sheet. In general, Chelsea has conceded just three goals in its last four matches. For comparison, Londoners conceded 1.86 goals per game on average before the meeting with Grimsby. Even Sheffield and Norwich scored two goals to the net of Chelsea. That is, the game of the Blues in the defense is getting better and there are fewer blunders.
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The departure of Rondon (11 goals and 7 assists in the past season) and Perez (14 points in terms of the goal + assist system) significantly affected the attacking potential of Newcastle. The Magpies” scored little even in the last Premier League draw (only 42 goals in 38 matches), but now the team has only five goals (0.63 goals per game, on average). Yes, Newcastle managed to break through the defense of Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, but it created only five goal attempts in those three meetings. The Magpies are weak in positional attacks, and even in a match with an equal opponent Brighton, they possessed the ball only 29% of the playing time. Most likely, Newcastle will be forced to dig in its box at Stamford Bridge.
The last time Newcastle took away points from Stamford Bridge was in 2012 (when Cisse scored a great goal, having lobbed Cech). Since then the Magpies have lost all seven visits to the Blues. Moreover, Newcastle did not even manage to score in four out of seven games, and it lost with a difference of two goals or more in six matches. Given the big problems of the Magpies in the creative part, it will be extremely difficult for them to get points in London. The Magpies lost the last two visits with a total score of 8-1. Chelsea, in turn, scored eight goals in three last matches. At the same time, the Blues confidently won the last 2 games in the Premier League (with a total score of 6-1). Therefore, I am waiting for the eighth consecutive victory of Chelsea over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.
Prediction for the match: Chelsea to win with -1.5 handicap
