Newcastle United are currently in fourth place in the Premier League standings and have punched above their weight so far this season. The away side was held to a 0-0 draw by Leicester City last week and will need to take it up a notch in this fixture.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are in 12th place in the league table at the moment and have struggled this season. The Blues slumped to a damaging 4-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United in their previous game and will need to bounce back this weekend.
- Chelsea have a good historical record against Newcastle United and have won 78 out of the 172 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Newcastle United's 55 victories.
- Chelsea have lost only one of their last 27 matches at home against Newcastle United in the Premier League, with their previous such defeat coming by a 2-0 scoreline in 2012.
- Newcastle United won the reverse fixture by a narrow 1-0 scoreline and could complete a Premier League double for the first since the 1986-87 campaign.
- Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six matches away from home against teams from London in the Premier League - their best record in this regard in 1997.
