Paying the price for poor defense.

Both Chelsea and Newcastle United will be looking to rectify their Premier League defeats from matchday eight in their clash at Stamford Bridge this Sunday.

Enzo Maresca's side responded to a painful 1-2 defeat to Chelsea by beating Panathinaikos 4-1 in the Conference League, while Newcastle made things difficult for themselves with a 0-1 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.

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Reece James returned from a hamstring injury sustained in the defeat to Liverpool – and surprisingly started – giving Chelsea a full squad for Sunday's match, where Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana will return after serving domestic suspensions.

Cucurella was among the 11 new names in Chelsea's starting XI on Thursday night, and Maresca will certainly continue to make changes, although Felix impressed with a midweek brace and could be included in the starting lineup in place of Jadon Sancho.

Cole Palmer hasn't had his best performances at Liverpool, but the Chelsea star is averaging a goal or assist every 63 minutes at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League – only Erling Haaland (averaging a direct involvement in a goal every 57 minutes) has a better rate at home.

On the other hand, Howe confirmed on Friday morning that Callum Wilson had suffered a new setback (back injury), revealing that the former Bournemouth striker would be sidelined for at least three more games due to a stiff back.

Sven Botman (knee), Kieran Trippier (thigh), Jamaal Lascelles (knee) and Martin Dubravka (knee) are also ineligible to play, but Dan Burn has been given the green light after suffering an ankle injury in the match against Brighton.

Harvey Barnes could replace Jacob Murphy in a clear attacking change the away manager might make this weekend, while two Chelsea academy products – Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento – will take up the full-back positions.

Latest predicted lineups for Chelsea vs Newcastle United

Chelsea:

Sanchez; James, Fofana, Colwill, Gusto; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Newcastle United:

Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Tonali, Guimaraes; Barnes, Isak, Gordon

Latest football match prediction: Chelsea vs Newcastle United

Hoping to put Liverpool's Premier League title hopes to the toughest test yet, Chelsea nearly succeeded when Nicolas Jackson kept himself clear of offside to equalize after Mohamed Salah's penalty in the first half at Anfield.

However, Chelsea couldn't hold on for long, as Salah assisted Curtis Jones for the winning goal just three minutes after Jackson had brought Maresca's side back into play, handing Chelsea their first top-flight defeat since the opening weekend.

Despite numerous changes to the squad, Maresca received the expected response on Thursday's trip to Greece, with Joao Felix scoring a brace to help Chelsea comfortably beat Panathinaikos – who were grieving the death of George Baldock – in the Conference League.

The European competitions now give way to Chelsea, currently sixth, with a chance to climb into the top four of the Premier League if other results are favorable, but they have failed to do so defensively recently.

Indeed, Chelsea have gone five games without a clean sheet in all competitions, after Facundo Pellistri scored a consolation goal for Panathinaikos on Thursday, but they have scored in 12 consecutive games, with a total of 17 goals in their last six matches at Stamford Bridge.

In contrast to Chelsea's commendable attacking performances, Newcastle had a poor October. After failing to break through Everton's solid defense before the international break, Eddie Howe's side also failed to score against Brighton.

Newcastle tried their best but couldn't break down Fabian Hurzeler's defense – partly due to their own wasteful finishing and partly thanks to goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen – while Brighton's Danny Welbeck needed just one chance to score the winning goal.

Despite the hype surrounding Newcastle becoming a new force in English football after their 2021 acquisition, the visitors are in poor form and have failed to win in their last four matches, dropping to ninth place in the league table.

In their last 270 minutes of play, Newcastle's only goal came from a less-than-convincing win against AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup, although Newcastle's current manager has beaten Chelsea twice in four encounters with The Blues.

One of those victories came last season – when Newcastle thrashed Chelsea 4-1 at St James' Park – but Chelsea retaliated twice with a penalty shootout win in the Carabao Cup and a 3-2 Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge. The two teams will meet again in the League Cup at St James' Park three days after Sunday's match.

Chelsea are often easy to score against, but Newcastle's sharpness has been almost non-existent this month, and the visitors are unlikely to rediscover their form against a Chelsea side with a fit and full-strength squad.

Chelsea haven't lost to Newcastle at home in the Premier League since 2012, and that run could be extended on Sunday before the two teams meet again in the Carabao Cup.

Predicting the score for Chelsea vs Newcastle United

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have come up with the following predictions for the Chelsea vs Newcastle United match:

• Sportsmole: Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United

• WhoScore: Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle United
• Our prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United

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