Chelsea FC vs Newcastle LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
Chelsea end what has been a miserable season in the Premier League and more at home to Newcastle today. Frank Lampard will oversee his final game in charge at Stamford Bridge after a rocky second stint in the dugout, bringing the curtain down on what has been an utterly torrid campaign for the Blues.
They are set for their lowest points haul in the Premier League on record and need to score eight times today if they are to avoid the same faint on the goalscoring front. With Mauricio Pochettino set to arrive, the visit of Newcastle feels like an inconvenience more than anything.
Eddie Howe’s side can approach this game against a Chelsea team in no kind of form relatively free of any pressure. With Champions League football already secured, the Toon can enjoy this. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog! Nizaar Kinsella will be providing expert analysis from the ground!
Live updates
CHANCE FOR NEWCASTLE!
38 mins: The winger, so good all season, drags another shot wide.
CHANCE FOR NEWCASTLE!
32 mins: Gordon pulls the ball back for Almiron but the winger shoots just wide.
Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge
Raheem Sterling may have become the first Chelsea player to score 10 goals this season. He may not, though, as it could be an own goal. 1-1.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle | Raheem Sterling ‘27
27 mins: The England international cuts inside and sees his shot deflected in off Trippier.
Good work from Chalobah
19 mins: Isak skins the defender but he recovers well and gets a tackle in to deny the Swede, earning a standing ovation.
Chelsea improving
16 mins: Madueke forces a save from Dubravka and Lewis Hall is causing problems from set-pieces.
Not brilliant but a foothold at least!
Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have been dreadful at the back here today. Newcastle are far the better team.
GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle | Antony Gordon ‘9
09 mins: Absolutely shocking defending from Chelsea allows Anthony Gordon – a player the Blues wanted last summer – to tap in from close range.
Completely unmarked.
End of season pace
08 mins: The Geordies are loving the sun and, frankly, are the most interesting part of the game.
Despite not needing much, Newcastle are not letting Chelsea in at all.
Nizaar Kinsella at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea are looking similarly attack-minded against Newcastle as they were versus Manchester United. Conor Gallagher is very advanced.
