In trying to locate highlights of this Chelsea FC 2023-24 season thus far, there isn’t a whole lot to choose from. You have the draw with Manchester City right before the November internationals (although everybody seems to be doing that now these days) and their showings thus far in the EFL Cup.
While they haven’t defeated world-beaters or anything like that, they have looked pretty good in the EFL Cup, and overall, much better in this competition than in the Premier League.
Newcastle United at Chelsea FC FYIs
Kickoff: Tues Dec. 19, Stamford Bridge, London, 8pm
Competition: EFL Cup Quarterfinals
Starting XI Predictions: Chelsea Newcastle
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How they Got Here: Chelsea- beat Blackburn 2-0, Brighton 1-0, Wimbledon 2-1 Newcastle- beat United 3-0, City 1-0
The Blues have made it to the later rounds, of the English FA’s secondary cup competition, and with no European football this season, the quarterfinal clash against Newcastle, a team that has really had their number lately, looms larger than you might initially think/expect.
Getting a win over the Toons in midweek, and with that a ticket punched to the EFL Cup semifinals, would be a great thing for the embattled fans of the home side to see in midweek. It would be a big boost in
Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino should go with a strong team on Tuesday night, and here below we have conveyed what we think that team looks like.
Chelsea Starting 11 Prediction vs Newcastle (EFL Cup Quarterfinals)
Djorde Petrovic; Malo Gusto, Benoit Badiashile, Axel Disasi, Ian Maatsen; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Raheem Sterling; Armando Broja
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