Chelsea host Newcastle this evening. Follow all the action with our live commentary…
Shoehorned in between big Champions League games for both sides, Chelsea host Newcastle this evening.
The West Londoners have it all to do against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night after going down 5-2 in the French capital while, 24 hours later, Newcastle are in Barcelona having drawn 1-1 with the Liga leaders on Tyneside.
That’s not to downplay the importance of this game. A win would move Chelsea back into the top four – until tomorrow at least – while Newcastle are targeting a top-half finish.
The reverse fixture ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw.
Where to watch Chelsea v Newcastle: TV and online streams
Chelsea v Newcastle kicks off at 5:30pm UK time. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League and will also be available to stream via Sky Go.
If you don’t live in the UK, click HERE, to discover which station may be showing the game in your region.
Stats for Chelsea v Newcastle
- Chelsea have won 11 of their last 12 Premier League home games against Newcastle (D1) since a 2-0 loss in May 2012 under Roberto Di Matteo.
- Newcastle have avoided defeat in five of their last seven Premier League games against Chelsea (W3 D2 L2), more times than they had in their previous 15 (W3 D1 L11).
- Newcastle have won 49 Premier League away games against London sides, and could become the fourth non-London team to win 50 in the capital after Manchester United (81), Liverpool (79) and Manchester City (64). However, the Magpies have lost more Premier League away games in London than any other side (94).
- No team has scored in more different Premier League games than Chelsea this season (27), with their only two blanks coming in 0-0 draws with Crystal Palace in August and Bournemouth in December.
- Chelsea have scored more penalty goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (7), with Newcastle joint-second in this regard (6). In the Magpies’ case, it’s their highest proportion of penalty goals in a single Premier League campaign (14.3% – 6/42).
- Only Erling Haaland (19) has scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season than João Pedro (14), with only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (19 in 2000-01) and Diego Costa (19 in 2014-15) ever netting more non-penalty goals in their debut Premier League season with Chelsea. In 2026, the Brazilian leads all players in the competition for total goals (8) and goal involvements (10 – 8 goals, 2 assists).
