Chelsea welcome Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, with both sides entering the game following convincing weekend wins.
The Blues, who have lost the last two Carabao Cup finals they have played in, beat Sheffield United 2-0 in the Premier League to get back to winning ways on Saturday. The domestic cup competitions are the only viable path to silverware for Mauricio Pochettino and his side this season, the west London club having beaten AFC Wimbledon, Brighton and Blackburn Rovers en route to the final eight.
Newcastle have never won any iteration of the Carabao Cup before, coming close last year but losing 2-0 in the final to Manchester United. They have already knocked out the Red Devils in the last round, as well as their rivals Manchester City, and will be looking to conquer Chelsea for the second time this campaign.
Here is your preview of Newcastle’s trip to Chelsea on Tuesday.
Chelsea vs Newcastle H2H record (last five games)
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Chelsea confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Disasi, Silva, Badiashile, Colwill; Fernandez, Caicedo; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson.
Newcastle confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Dubravka; Krafth, Lascelles, Botman, Livramento; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Miley; Almiron, Wilson, Gordon.
While Pochettino and Howe could use this as an opportunity to rest players amid their vast number of injuries, a shot at silverware may force them to field strong lineups.
If so, Tuesday’s match should be an engaging affair, Newcastle having recently ran out 4-1 winners at St James’ Park against Chelsea. The Blues have been so inconsistent that it’s impossible to predict which side of them we will see, while the Magpies have struggled to balance their extra workload this term.
However, Newcastle remain the more settled team and their recent Carabao Cup performances against the two Manchester clubs perhaps make them slight favourites for this one.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-2 Newcastle
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