Chelsea are aiming to advance to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at St James’ Park tonight as they face a quick reunion with Newcastle in round four. These two sides only met in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, when Cole Palmer played an instrumental role in a hard-fought 2-1 victory for the resurgent Blues at Stamford Bridge that saw them temporarily move into the top four.
That result meant Enzo Maresca’s side bounced back quickly from a narrow loss at Liverpool, while for out-of-sorts Newcastle it was their fifth top-flight game in a row without winning as their ongoing struggles in front of goal were laid bare once again despite Alexander Isak’s return to fitness. Eddie Howe will be hoping to turn the tables this evening on Tyneside, having already seen off both Nottingham Forest and AFC Wimbledon in this season’s competition.
Their opponents, meanwhile, demolished League Two side Barrow at Stamford Bridge in the third round and are hoping to go on to reach back-to-back Carabao Cup finals after last season’s agonising Wembley defeat by Liverpool under Mauricio Pochettino. Follow Newcastle vs Chelsea live below!
Newcastle vs Chelsea latest news
- Kick-off
- How to watch: Sky Sports
- Newcastle team news: Gordon starts for hosts
- Chelsea team news: Illness sees Sancho miss out
- Score prediction
FT | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:38 , Dom SmithNewcastle are through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a one-sided win over Chelsea, who were just never at the races. 2-0 to the Magpies does the job for them.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:36 , Dom Smith92 mins: Lewis Miley is on for Tonali.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:34 , Dom Smith90 mins: Veiga’s long shot is easily saved. There will be three minutes added on here. Chelsea are all-but out.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:32 , Dom Smith88 mins: Felix, who has picked up a booking, shows his frustration as Cucurella fails to get his head to a cross from the right.
Defending against the Blues has just been a little too easy for Newcastle tonight.
OFF THE POST | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:28 , Dom Smith84 mins: Well Chelsea just stood still there, and Osula worked his way in from the right and is desperately unlucky not to make it three. The ball smashes back off the right-hand post.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:25 , Dom Smith82 mins: Enzo Fernandez clips in a lovely cross, but it’s over Cucurella and Newcastle get it clear.
Less than 10 minutes left for Maresca’s side to get back into it now... Time is fast running out.
CLOSE | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:20 , Dom Smith76 mins: Tosin pokes through for Felix, but the winger’s prodded strike goes just wide of the post. Is that goal ever going to come for Chelsea?
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
21:18 , Dom SmithThink it probably says something that we still haven’t seen Cole Palmer yet. He’s out warming up again but we’re into the final 15 minutes and Chelsea are heading out unless we see something dramatic.
GOOOOAAA... Offside
21:18 , Dom SmithLongstaff thinks he has put Newcastle out of sight, but the offside flag is raised at the free-kick and it stays 2-0 to the Magpies.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:16 , Dom Smith73 mins: A predictably defensive change for Newcastle now as Gordon departs for Dan Burn, and Livramento replaces Lewis Hall.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:11 , Dom Smith68 mins: Chelsea deep in the hunt for a goal to get themselves back into this contest. 10 men consistently in front of the half-way line. Newcastle defending sternly at present.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:07 , Dom Smith64 mins: Guimaraes and Osula are on as Willock, who was excellent, and goalscorer Isak make way.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:05 , Dom Smith61 mins: Plenty of work for Chelsea to do in the final half an hour at St James’ Park if they are to avoid a round of 16 exit in the Carabao Cup.
The Blues dominating the ball, and Nkunku is looking lively.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
21:01 , Dom Smith59 mins: Dewsbury-Hall is off, and Madueke replaces him as Maresca makes his first change.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:56 , Dom Smith52 mins: Gordon is rightly shown a yellow card by Chris Kavanagh. He overdid his run and then went right through Cucurella.
CLOSE | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:54 , Dom Smith50 mins: Nkunku and Hall exchange shots at either end. The former had his shot blocked excellently by Lloyd Kelly, who has done that so well all night.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:50 , Dom Smith47 mins: Cucurella with some important defending there. If he hadn’t snuffed out Schar’s pass, Gordon would have been in!
Kick off
20:48 , Dom Smith46 mins: Back underway in the second half.
Malik Ouzia's half-time thoughts from St James' Park
20:37 , Dom SmithComfortably Chelsea’s worst half of the season. They’ve not been able to live with Newcastle’s intensity.
It’ll be interesting to see whether Enzo Maresca sees fit to play his Cole Palmer card…
HT | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:33 , Dom SmithWillock misses a glorious chance to make it three with the final chance of a dreadful first half from a Chelsea perspective.
A woeful first 45 at St James’ Park for the visitors.
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
20:30 , Dom SmithChelsea have had two-thirds of the ball in this game. I feel like I’m being lied to.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:28 , Dom Smith41 mins: Nice burst of pace from the electrically fast Mudryk as he goes round the outside of Krafth. But the Swede puts in a smart tackle and puts it behind for a corner.
Pope punches the corner delivery clear. Chelsea improving.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:25 , Dom Smith39 mins: Jorgensen is having a shocker at the moment. Indecision with the ball at his feet sees him play straight to Tonali. Luckily for him and Chelsea, nothing comes of it.
Felix with a chance up the other end. Good effort, Pope parries.
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
20:23 , Dom SmithI remember coming here a few years ago, when Arsenal played a must-win game in the race for the top four just after they’d lost at Tottenham.
Newcastle were so ferocious in the press, and Arsenal so timid in trying to get on the ball, that it made at feel as if playing through them was an impossibility. It feels like that again tonight.
CLOSE: Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:21 , Dom Smith35 mins: Much better from the Blues. Mudryk finds Felix, and the Portuguese comes close to pulling a goal back. Kelly gets in the way, though, with a good block.
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:1833 mins: Chelsea need to sort themselves out here. They allow a further shot for Willock, who shunts the ball just wide.
It’s so open at the back for the visitors.
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
20:16 , Dom SmithScrambled minds. Chelsea have been under the pump and see a free-kick to Newcastle as the moment to grab some respite. It’s a huge blunder as Isak darts wide and has acres to pick up a quick free-kick. Not quite sure what Disasi was trying to achieve.
GOAL | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
20:13 , Dom SmithIT’S TWO FOR NEWCASTLE.
All sorts of problems for Chelsea. Jorgensen looks distraught - he’s already been beaten twice.
Isak’s cross deflects off Nkunku and Willock’s header goes into the net off Disasi. Own goal. 2-0 to the hosts.
GOAL | Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea
20:10 , Dom SmithAnd it’s the hosts who are into the lead!
Badiashile’s pass puts Veiga under all sorts of pressure and Tonali gets a toe in to tackle.
Isak finishes nicely. Chelsea behind...
CLOSE | Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea
20:07 , Dom Smith21 mins: Really nice play from Joao Felix.
He’s initially lucky to get the deflection, but he then goes chopping inside with a nice mazing run. The eventual shot flies just over the bar, though.
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
20:02 , Dom SmithEnzo Maresca is birthing cats. Newcastle’s press has been excellent and Chelsea’s attempts to play through it anything but.
Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea
19:59 , Dom Smith14 mins: Newcastle haven’t scored from a corner in the Premier League all season, and they don’t come remotely close to scoring from that one.
Tonali’s ball sails over everyone’s head.
Malik Ouzia at St James’ Park
19:57 , Dom SmithA surprise to see Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall playing on the right tonight. I thought it would be a central midfield three for Chelsea.
As far as I can tell, it’s not a position Maresca used him in even once at Leicester.
Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea
19:52 , Dom Smith6 mins: Chelsea very much the dominant side in these opening knockings of the game.
They’re passing it about themselves nicely.
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
19:49 , Dom SmithAlmost a near carbon copy of the goal Chelsea conceded in this fixture on Sunday. This time Isak is the provider with a brilliant ball across and Joelinton should score at the back post. The crowd are up.
CLOSE | Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea
19:49 , Dom Smith3 mins: Joelinton is unmarked in the box and manages to hit the post when he ought to have scored.
Huge let off!
Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea
19:48 , Dom Smith2 min: Good run forward from Nkunku, and Dewsbury-Hall manages to get a shot on target, but it’s a weak one and it’s easy for Pope to gather.
Kick off!
19:45 , Dom SmithUnderway at St James’ Park!
Malik Ouzia at St James' Park
19:36 , Dom SmithHard to know quite what’s at stake tonight for Chelsea. At the start of the season, I’d have said this would be a big competition to target, but their form at the start of the season has raised top-four expectations and this no longer feels like a campaign that would be made or broken by winning the Carabao Cup.
Then again, when you can make 11 changes every midweek, you don’t really need to “prioritise” competitions in the same way.
Kick-off fast approaching!
19:28 , Dom SmithJust over 15 minutes to go now until we are underway in the North East!
Thoughts on Enzo Maresca's line-up
19:14 , Dom SmithStandard Sport’s Malik Ouzia is at St James’ Park...
🗣️“Maybe a chance for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to have a little more attacking licence. ”@MalikOuzia_ with some pre-match thoughts from St James' Park. pic.twitter.com/7WMzLhMRZ7
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) October 30, 2024
Newcastle vs Chelsea prediction
19:10Chelsea looked good value for their win over Newcastle in the Premier League at the weekend and should follow it up with more of the same three days later, albeit after a trip up north and with a few changes to the line-up.
Chelsea to win, 2-1.
No Jadon Sancho
19:04 , Dom SmithSo it will be four matches in a row without game time for Jadon Sancho, who was an unused sub against Panathinaikos last week and against Newcastle on Sunday. He cannot face parent club Manchester United when they meet this weekend, and we understand he misses out from tonight’s squad due to illness.
Newcastle starting XI
18:52 , Dom SmithAnd the hosts...
How we line-up at St. James' Park tonight! 💪 pic.twitter.com/P57WBSJzVS
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) October 30, 2024
Chelsea line-up
18:46 , Dom SmithHere’s how the visitors line up...
Your Chelsea tonight! ✊#CFC | #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/oJGVw1YHfP
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 30, 2024
Team news on the way
18:38 , Dom SmithThe starting line-ups will be with us shortly!
The hosts check in
18:29Newcastle have arrived, and here is one of their very best
AG10 ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/ynABhdMjjg
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) October 30, 2024
Last time out
18:22 , Dom SmithChelsea prevailed 2-1 in a tight game at Stamford Bridge when these two sides met in the Premier League on Sunday. You can recap all the action here with our match report!
Early team news
17:58 , Dom SmithAnthony Gordon was ruled out of the weekend game with a groin injury and is a doubt for this game too. Eddie Howe will also be without Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson and long-term absentees Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles.
Chelsea are in rude health and Enzo Maresca should resort to his 'B' team with his cup game, meaning the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Benoit Badiashile should all get the nod to start.
Jadon Sancho could also start, having remained on the bench for both of the Blues’ last two games.
Newcastle vs Chelsea latest odds
17:49 , Dom SmithNewcastle to win: 6/4
Chelsea to win: 13/8
Odds via Betfair and subject to change.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
17:38 , Dom SmithNewcastle wins: 56
Draws: 40
Chelsea FC wins: 81
How to watch Newcastle vs Chelsea
17:28 , Dom SmithTV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports+.Coverage starts at 7.40pm GMT ahead of a 7.45pm kick-off.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action right here with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Welcome
17:16 , Dom SmithGood evening and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the Carabao Cup clash between Newcastle United and Chelsea.
It is the second time these two sides have met in three four days, and the winner can look forward to the last eight of the competition.
Will it be five-time champions Chelsea, or will it be the hosts Newcastle, who have never won the competition?
Kick-off is at 7.45pm. Stick with us.
