Newcastle United welcome Chelsea to St James' Park for an intriguing Premier League contest on Saturday afternoon.
While the Magpies lost 2-0 at Bournemouth in their last match before the international break, the Blues played out an enthralling 4-4 draw with champions Manchester City, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
NEWCASTLE UNITED vs. CHELSEA
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NEWCASTLE UNITED
Out: Sandro Tonali (suspended), Lewis Hall (ineligible), Sven Botman (knee), Callum Wilson (hamstring), Matt Targett (hamstring), Dan Burn (back), Elliot Anderson (back), Harvey Barnes (foot), Jacob Murphy (shoulder), Javi Manquillo (groin)
Doubtful: Alexander Isak (groin), Sean Longstaff (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Livramento; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Almiron, Gordon, Joelinton
CHELSEA
Out: Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Wesley Fofana (knee), Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Marcus Bettinelli (unspecified), Christopher Nkunku (knee), Romeo Lavia (ankle)
Doubtful: Malo Gusto (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher; Palmer, Jackson, Sterling
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Oliver Thomas
