MY ACCOUNT
– Chelsea have lost eight of their last 10 matches
– Newcastle have won four of their last six matches
– Recommended bet: Newcastle to win
It has been a contrasting season for Chelsea and Newcastle and they head into the final day of the campaign in very different spirits.
Newcastle will be in a buoyant mood after securing a top-four finish with a game to spare and Eddie Howe will hope to end the season on a high, potentially leapfrogging Manchester United in the process.
For Chelsea, the end of the season cannot come soon enough.
Caretaker manager Frank Lampard will end his second tenure at the Blues in the bottom half of the table after a disastrous year, despite their huge transfer outlay, and defeat on Sunday could even send them as low as 14th in the ladder.
Team news
Frank Lampard will end his second tenure at Chelsea without a host of players, with Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, Reece James, N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Armando Broja and Benoit Badiashile all ruled out and Manchester United target Mason Mount a doubt in what could be his final game for the Blues.
Newcastle are not without their own selection issues, either, with Joelinton and Javier Manquillo joining Nick Pope, Joe Willock, Jamaal Lascelles, Emil Krafth and Matt Ritchie on the sidelines.
The stats
Chelsea have lost eight of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Only four teams have won fewer home Premier League games than Chelsea this season.
Newcastle have the third-best away record in the top flight.
The Magpies have won four of their last six assignments.
Chelsea are winless in their last seven competitive home games.
Prediction
A disastrous season for Chelsea finally comes to an end on Sunday and, after losing seven of their last 10 Premier League matches, defeat against Newcastle could leave them with their worst league finishing position since the 1993-94 season.
Only four sides — Southampton, Leicester, Bournemouth and Leeds — have won fewer home games than the Blues in the Premier League this season and they head into the final day of the season winless at Stamford Bridge in seven competitive games.
By contrast, Newcastle will end the 2022-23 season jubilant after securing Champions League football next term, and victory at Stamford Bridge could see them leapfrog Manchester United into third.
It remains to be seen how motivated the Magpies will be but, even without the absolute necessity of winning, Eddie Howe’s side have the quality to beat the torrid Blues.
Newcastle have won four of their last six Premier League away games and scored 15 goals in the process.
They have not done the double over Chelsea since 1987 but, after a 1-0 win at St James’ Park in November, that record could be set to change on Sunday.
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