Newcastle have won their last three Premier League home games against Chelsea, last winning more consecutively against them at St James’ Park between 1994 and 1998 (4).
Chelsea lost 2-0 at Newcastle in their last Premier League game against them but haven’t failed to score in consecutive league meetings with the Magpies since February 1933.
37 of the 60 Premier League games between Newcastle and Chelsea have been won by the home side, the most home wins of any fixture in the competition’s history.
Newcastle have conceded in each of their last nine Premier League games. They’ve never gone 10 in a row without a clean sheet under Eddie Howe before, last doing so with a run of 14 between August and November 2021 under Steve Bruce (8 games), Graeme Jones (3) and Howe (3).
No side have kept more clean sheets than Chelsea in the Premier League this season (8, level with Arsenal), with the Blues keeping a shutout in five of their last seven league games.
Newcastle are averaging 12.2 shots per game and 4.31 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season, both their lowest averages in a single campaign under Eddie Howe.
Chelsea have kept four clean sheets in their last five away Premier League matches, losing 3-1 to Leeds United at Elland Road in the other game. They’d only kept five clean sheets in their 38 away games beforehand.
Newcastle have scored exactly two goals in each of their last five Premier League home games and are averaging exactly two goals per game under Eddie Howe at St James’ Park (158 goals in 79 games). Only Kevin Keegan has a higher home goals per game ratio as Magpies boss (175 goals in 81 games, 2.16).
Both Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimarães have scored in each of Newcastle’s last two Premier League home games. The last time the same two players scored in three top-flight games in a row at St James’ Park for the Magpies was Lomano Lua-Lua and Alan Shearer between April and August 2002.
Pedro Neto has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Chelsea player this season (8 – 5 goals, 3 assists), with four of his five goals scored coming away from home. Indeed, his five goals is already his joint-most in a single campaign (also 5 in 2020-21).
