Chelsea – Newcastle: the official line-ups

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The Premier League is in the spotlight on the French Football Weekly website! This Monday, Chelsea welcome Newcastle to their Stamford Bridge lair for the 28th day of the English championship. An important and highly anticipated meeting in the Kingdom, even if the two teams are going through a hectic season. And for good reason, only eleventh in the Premier League (36pts), the London team still does not meet expectations and finds itself in a bad position to obtain European qualification. After hanging Manchester City in the championship (1-1), the Blues did not confirm last weekend by conceding a draw at Brentford (2-2). Opposite, the Magpies occupy a sad tenth place in the Premier League standings (40pts), failing to maintain the level of play and consistency of last season. Eddie Howe’s men have nevertheless suffered only one setback in the last six days. After a defeat against Arsenal (4-1), Newcastle got back on track last weekend against Wolverhampton (3-0).

This part will be followed live with live commentary on the French Football Weekly website from 9:00 p.m. For this new outing in the Premier League, Mauricio Pochettino has decided to opt for his traditional tactical scheme organized in 4-2-3-1. The French talent is represented by Axel Disasi and Malo Gusto, aligned in defense. Unsurprisingly, the midfield is made up of Moses Caicedo and Enzo Fernández, starting behind an attacking trio led by Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher. Finally, Nicolas Jackson will act as point guard. On the visitors’ side, Eddie Howe has decided and aligned for this confrontation a system organized in 4-3-3. The offensive line is led by Miguel Almiron, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon, while Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock and Sean Longstaff make up the midfield.

The essays :

Chelsea: Petrovic – Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella – Caicedo, Fernandez – Sterling, Palmer, Gallagher – Jackson.

Newcastle: Dubravka – Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn – Willock, Guimaraes, Longstaff – Almiron, Isak, Gordon.

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Manu Tournoux

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