EPL : Newcastle vs Chelsea confirmed line-ups

Chelsea football club are the guests at St James’ Park on Saturday for the Premier League game with home side Newcastle United.

Chelsea head into the clash after a 4-1 Premier League win over Sheffield United in their previous match

Chelsea have recovered strongly from their early-season jitters and have started to find form of late and look a real threat in attack, being the league’s top scorers so far and winning back-to-back league games before the international break

Frank Lampard will hope his side can show consistency now ahead of a demanding stretch of fixtures domestically and in Europe.

Chelsea confirmed line-up vs Newcastle United

On the other hand, Newcastle have been alternately impressive and poor, with injuries and a lack of midfield options hampering them in some games

Steve Bruce’s Magpies sit 13th in the Premier League table and head into the weekend’s fixture aiming to bounce back from a 2-0 defeat to Southampton prior to the international break.

Newcastle United comfirmed line-up vs Chelsea