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In the go back fixture, a 2-1 win for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Cole Palmer performed some of the passes of the season. As no one as soon as mentioned, genius gonna genius.
“G’day Rob,” writes Chris Paraskevas, our antipodean Geordie. “Hope you’re well! Currently out with Mum for dinner (Mother’s Day festivities… got her a present in the hope it’ll score me an early mark… not that she runs my life, I’m an adult now.)
“Gordon and Botman coming back is heartening, although Trippier had really played his way into form in recent weeks. Whether Burn will be exposed in that left-back spot is the big question, though he’s deceptively mobile.
“This is a massive game for us: a win would almost get us to that crucial UCL spot but a loss could be catastrophic (particularly if we start playing poorly and I’m in public).
“I better get going: Num is staring at me.”
I wonder if the formation is a again 5, with Livramento at left wing-back (towards the right-footed Neto) and Murphy at appropriate wing-back towards the left-footed Madueke.
Read Louise Taylor and Jacob Steinberg’s preview
Who wishes to polish if they’re to win?
Chelsea: Nothing fancy right here – you’ll’t glance previous Cole Palmer. The 23-year-old makes Chelsea tick and his mojo used to be again towards Liverpool. A past due penalty ended an 18-match purpose drought and there used to be encouragement from a efficiency stuffed with Palmer’s trademark inventive genius.
Not that Chelsea are a one-man workforce. Moisés Caicedo used to be named the membership’s participant of the yr ultimate week. The midfielder has persisted to excel since being deployed as an auxiliary right-back. The ploy has allowed Enzo Maresca to position Romeo Lavia subsequent to Enzo Fernández, who has been in high-quality goalscoring shape. Nicolas Jackson’s go back from a hamstring damage has additionally sharpened the assault. As for the defence, Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah must be at their perfect towards Alexander Isak.
Team information
Two enforced adjustments for Newcastle from the draw at Brighton ultimate weekend. Sven Botman and Anthony Gordon substitute the injured pair of Kieran Trippier and Joe Willock. That both manner a transformation of formation (4-2-3-1? 3-4-3?) or a transfer again into midfield for Jacob Murphy.
Botman hasn’t began a recreation because the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Arsenal in early February; Gordon is again within the XI for the primary time since being despatched off towards Brighton within the FA Cup on 2 March.
Chelsea keep on with the workforce that beat Liverpool 3-1.
Newcastle (conceivable 3-4-3) Pope; Schar, Botman, Burn; Murphy, Bruno Guimaraes Tonali, Livramento; Gordon, Isak, Barnes.
Substitutes: Dubravka, Ruddy, Lascelles, Wilson, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff, Miley, Neave.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Sanchez; Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Enzo; Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Jackson.
Substitutes: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George.
Referee John Brooks.
Preamble
Here we have now an English top-flight tournament performed in mid-May between the groups in fourth and 5th position. Once upon a time that may were a lifeless rubber. Dodo-dead. Doornail-dead. Dead.
Not anymore. Newcastle and Chelsea meet at St James’ Park this lunchtime in a tournament this is alive with significance, narrative and – how may just we omit – chilly, onerous, PSR-eligible money.
Both groups are determined to qualify for the Champions League subsequent season; each know that, in the event that they lose, they are going to most certainly end the day out of doors the highest 5. With 3 video games to head they’re stage on issues and purpose distinction, with Newcastle forward on objectives scored. That’s the place the similarities finish. The conflict of types – Newcastle’s top pace towards Chelsea’s affected person ownership – provides any other layer to the competition.
The loss of a identify race – at one time we concept Liverpool v Arsenal could be a decider – or relegation combat has additionally larger the anticipation forward of this recreation.. It’s no longer Liverpool v Arsenal in 1989, certain, and even the alternate-reality Liverpool v Arsenal in 2025. But the mouth by no means lies, and at this time it’s watering big-time.
Kick off 12pm.
