Premier League 
Chelsea will be aiming to get back to winning ways on Monday evening when they take on Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge the game is set to kick off at 20:00, with Mauricio Pochettino’s future as chelsea manager hanging in the balance.
The home side currently find themselves in 11th position in the Premier league table having gained just 36 points from their 26 league games so far this campaign. Despite their dire form this season, European possibility is still a possibility for the blues as they are just six points behind european qualification places.
In recent weeks, Chelsea's form has been extremely inconsistent. After they recorded an impressive 3-1 victory over Crystal palace, they failed to beat an injury-depleted Liverpool side in the League Cup final. Last time out, Chelsea recorded a 2-2 draw against Brentford despite leading the game.
Following a mixed run of form, Newcastle currently find themselves in 8th place in the Premier League table after they have picked up 40 points from their 27 league games this season. The Magpies have recorded 12 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats.
In their last outing, Newcastle recorded a commanding 3-0 victory over Wolves. Joelinton opened the scoring for the Magpies in the 20th minute, followed by goals from Bruno Guimarães and Allan Saint-Maximin in the second half to seal the comfortable win.
Chelsea vs Newcastle is one of the oldest and most storied fixtures in English football, with the two sides having first met in 1907 in the League Division One, a game which Newcastle recorded a slender 1-0 victory.
In total, these sides have met on 175 occasions, with Chelsea having the better record in the fixture, winning 79 outings, compared to 56 which have been won by Newcastle United.
When these sides last met, they played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. Newcastle took an early lead through Callum Wilson, but Chelsea equalised late in injury time with a goal from Mykhailo Mudryk. The match went to penalties, where Chelsea emerged victorious 4-2.
It is the home side who come into Monday’s fixture as home favourites at the bookies and they are currently priced @ 10/11, whilst an away win for Newcastle is priced @ 13/5 and a draw is currently @ 29/10.
We are backing Newcastle to win and both teams to score which is currently priced @ 4/1. Chelsea have struggled in recent meetings between these two sides, having not won in 90 minutes in any of the last four encounters.
Both sides also frequently score in recent editions of this fixture, with three of the last four games seeing both sides find the back of the net. We believe that Newcastle may narrowly edge out this affair as they will be full of confidence following a resounding victory over a resurgent Wolves side last time out.