Newcastle vs Chelsea Prediction: Londoners will qualify for the next round of the tournament

Prediction for the EFL Cup match which will take place on October 30. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Newcastle approached the start of this season, entering among the contenders for the top-4 in the championship of England. A year earlier, they had a slight slump, but it was due to their participation in the Champions League, where they left a lot of energy and emotions. Now there are no European cups, and therefore there is an opportunity to focus on domestic tournaments. In the League Cup, the Black and Whites are doing well, they have already managed to pass Nottingham Forest on penalties - 2:1, as well as Wimbledon 1:0. At the same time, there are enough problems in the championship. The team picked up 10 out of 12 possible points in the opening four rounds, but then suffered three defeats in five matches with two draws, which caused them to slip to 12th place in the standings.

Chelsea went through another personnel restructuring. Mauricio Pochettino left the post of head coach of the Blues, and Enzo Maresca became the new helmsman. It seemed that the mentor will need a lot of time to convey ideas to his charges, but in fact the Londoners almost immediately began to show good results. In the nine rounds of the championship they allowed only two defeats from Man City and Liverpool - 0:2 and 1:2, respectively. In addition, they shared points in games with Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest - 1:1 each. In the remaining five games were victories, which is enough for fifth place in the standings. In the English League Cup, the Londoners have already managed to pass Barrow - 5:0.

Newcastle and Chelsea met three days earlier, when the Londoners won 2:1 at Stamford Bridge. Now the rivals will meet again, but already at St. James' Park, where the Blues will also be favourites. It's all about their impressive form, which has seen them pick up seven wins in their last nine games in all competitions, while they have only drawn and lost once each. The Magpies, on the other hand, are in a slump, as they have won only once in their last six fixtures, and that was against Wimbledon from England's fourth division, 1:0. As a result, we can bet on Chelsea.