Chelsea vs Newcastle: Match preview, stats and predicted line-up.
Chelsea will play Newcastle in the second game of premier league summer series in USA as the two teams prepare ahead of 23/24 season and also trying to fasten the bond of new players with other teammates. Chelsea are topping the group after one game played and they are hoping to continue with the good run they have had since the new coach took over as they have won the two previous games played under Pochettino. The two teams have had a history in terms of rivaling in premier league games and other competitions.
These two teams have played a total of 58 games since 1995 and Chelsea have managed to win 32 games scoring 90 goals while Newcastle have won 15 games scoring 49 goals and 11 games have ended in a draw. Looking at the current form between the two clubs Newcastle have been on form while Chelsea are trying to get back to their winning status after bad season. The last five matches between the two clubs Chelsea have won 3 games and Newcastle have managed to win 1 game and 1 game ending in draw. In recent matches the meetings between these teams the matches have ended with 3 or less goals meaning the battle is tight when they meet.
Chelsea will play a 4-2-3-1 formation. The predicted line-up for Chelsea we expect to see Nicolas Jackson the player who have been on form to start in the front line together with Nkunku and Mudryk as the triple is working perfectly. In the midfield Enzo is expected to start in partnership with Gallagher and Casedei where Gallagher will play deep six in pivot with Enzo and Casedei as an attacking midfielder. In the defence line Reece James is expected to have his first start under Pochettino Levi Colwill will partner with Thiago Silva and Chilwell on the left back while in goal Kepa is expected to start.
Predicted Newcastle line-up : Dubravka : Trippier, Schar, Boatman,Burn : Joelington, Tonali, Guimaraes : Almiron, Isak, Barnes. 4-3-3 formation.
The match will be played in Mercedes-Benz arena in Atlanta Georgia in 0015 GMT.
