Newcastle v Chelsea Betting Tips [11 May 2025]

Straight from booking their place in the Conference League final, Chelsea will be up battling for their top-five place in the Premier League. Placed fifth, the Blues travel to St. James’ Park for a matchday 36 encounter against fourth-placed Newcastle United. We have a prediction for the match below. Newcastle United’s surge up the standings was checked last time out, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton. They’ve now dropped five points in their last three outings, having earlier lost 4-1 to Aston Villa. At home, though, Newcastle United are a different side. The Magpies are on five straight league wins at home and scored a total of 18 goals.

Chelsea completed their rout of Djurgarden with a 1-0 win, taking it to 5-1 on aggregate, to advance to the Conference League final. Now they need to pause and shift focus to domestic action, where they are trying to earn a Champions League spot. It will help lift their spirits that they travel for this game off the back of five matches without defeat. However, they will be worried that they have just two clean sheets in the last seven matches as they face a top attacking side. The picture gets grimmer when we narrow down to their league performances on the road; they have one win in the last nine.

Chelsea are caught up between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, they need to save their best for continental assignments but must also fight for a top five place. Here they head to a very tough venue, where they have struggled lately, and they’ve also been poor on the road.

The odds are heavily stacked against them. Meanwhile, Newcastle are well-rested, having had no midweek activity, and boast a strong home record in the league. Our prediction for Newcastle United v Chelsea is for Newcastle United to win the match.