Saturday, October 30, 2021
LIVE AIRTIME*: 03:00 PM (BST)
Venue: ST. JAMES' PARK
Alongside the suspended Jonjo Shelvey, Newcastle's first and third-choice goalkeeping options - Martin Dubravka (ankle) and Freddie Woodman (muscle) respectively - are sidelined, leaving Karl Darlow between the sticks.
Paul Dummett ended the previous campaign with a heart-warming run of 12 consecutive full-90 minutes in the Premier League after a tortuous return from an Achilles tendon injury, but is yet to feature this season - though he has recently returned to light training.
The breadth and depth of Chelsea's expensively assembled squad is being increasingly tested as the Blues have a raft of doubts and definite absentees.
Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner are both unlikely to feature after the pair limped off against Malmo in a 4-0 win earlier this month that proved rather costly for Chelsea. Christian Pulisic continues to frustratingly hover on the brink of a return that is never too far from a setback, though Tuchel did offer encouraging verdicts on the trio of Cesar Azpilicueta (shoulder), Andreas Christensen (tooth) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (hip).
Muscle fatigue has sidelined N'Golo Kante for Chelsea's last two matches but the energetic World Cup winner is set to be available come Saturday.
Newcastle vs Chelsea predicted lineups
Newcastle (4-4-2): Darlow; Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie; Hayden, Longstaff, Almiron; Willock; Saint-Maximin, Wilson
Chelsea (3-4-3: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Silva, Rudiger; James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Chilwell; Mount, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi
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