Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Newcastle's home clash with Chelsea.
NEWCASTLE VS CHELSEA (ST JAMES' PARK)
Newcastle team news
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez will be without loan signings Kenedy and Islam Slimani for the final game of the Premier League season against Chelsea.
Winger Kenedy is ineligible to face his parent club and striker Slimani has returned to Leicester after being suspended for the final three games of the campaign.
Defender Ciaran Clark and midfielder Christian Atsu are both still out with knee injuries.
Provisional squad: Dubravka, Darlow, Yedlin, Manquillo, Dummett, Haidara, Gamez, Lascelles, Mbemba, Shelvey, Merino, Hayden, Ritchie, Murphy, Diame, Perez, Gayle, Joselu.
Chelsea team news
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Key match stats (supplied by Opta)
Newcastle are unbeaten in their last four home Premier League games against Chelsea, scoring at least twice in each match (W3 D1).
However, Chelsea are unbeaten in their last four Premier League meetings with Newcastle (W3 D1), netting 12 goals in the process.
Only two teams have scored at least twice in five successive Premier League home games against Chelsea – Liverpool (6 between 1992 and 1997) and Leicester (5 between 1998 and 2002).
This will be the third time these sides have met on the final day of a Premier League campaign – only Chelsea vs Everton has been played more often as a final fixture in the competition (4).
Newcastle have been shown more red cards on the final day of a Premier League campaign than any other side (7), including Aleksandar Mitrovic being sent off in their most recent such match (vs Spurs in 2015-16).
Chelsea are responsible for the biggest closing day victory in Premier League history, beating Wigan 8-0 to secure the title in 2009-10.
The Magpies have conceded just six goals in their last 10 Premier League home games, and never more than once in a match in that time.
After a run of three successive away defeats, Chelsea have won their last three Premier League games on the road, each by a one-goal margin.
Rafa Benitez has yet to win a Premier League game against a club he used to manage, drawing three and losing one against Liverpool, and losing against Chelsea in the reverse fixture (1-3).
Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in nine Premier League appearances against Newcastle, more than he has vs any other opponent.
Detboprs
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obviously,better wait the result my k😕😕😍😍
lokanuyz
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Chelsea got strength to win against Newcastle United but this game is not important for chelsea weather they win or lose the important game was hunderfield and they filled to win to claim the top four so they must wait for next season
Bezcnsz
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Liverpool has to loose
Bezcnsz
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I want Liverpool to draw or loss
caoacdlntu
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Just forget it. Chelsea season has ended with that purposeless coach. It's stupid to think Liverpool will loose their last match at home. Chelsea should just take their Europa faith bcos that's what they worked for with Conte. A good coach don't wait on other teams' results to determine his team's faith. He works for good results not gamblers like Conte.
sairisani
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that won't happen Liverpool will loss in arnfield
even I'm not a Liverpool fans but I want them either win or draw is enough so Chelsea won't qualified for UCL.
hegovic
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draw is enough for Liverpool to finished top 4
that won't happen Liverpool will loss in arnfield
raheem_CFC
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So your a Man U fan then
nope obviously Chelsea
Rukbcdosyz
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thank you for that
So your a Man U fan then
raheem_CFC
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I'm not a Chelsea fun. but this last match will take Chelsea into UCL while Liverpool loses both UCL & top 4 as well
thank you for that
raheem_CFC
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it's Chelsea match for the taking
sairisani
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I'm not a Chelsea fun. but this last match will take Chelsea into UCL while Liverpool loses both UCL & top 4 as well
draw is enough for Liverpool to finished top 4
sairisani
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Liverpool to have one point (draw) is enough to kick Chelsea out to ueropa league.[Cry][Cry][Cry]
hegovic
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I'm not a Chelsea fun. but this last match will take Chelsea into UCL while Liverpool loses both UCL & top 4 as well
sairisani
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even Chelsea win against Newcastle utd they still didn't qualified for ucl
Anooor
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benitez will give a favour to his heaart club liverpool by beating blues and kicking them badly from UCL
Zakaria_Ouafai
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