Welcome to the Evening Standard's Premier League coverage of Chelsea vs Newcastle United LIVE at Stamford Bridge!
Frank Lampard’s side were enjoying in a rich vein of form before the international break, with three wins from the last four games with defeat to league-leaders Liverpool their only blemish.
Newcastle may be down in sixteenth place but Steve Bruce’s side have already defeated Manchester United and Tottenham this season, claiming that win over Spurs in London.
Follow all the action from today's 3pm kick-off at Stamford Bridge, with James Olley on hand for expert analysis.
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Team news and lineups
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Tomori, Alonso, Barkley, Jorginho, Willian, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham
Subs: Caballero, Kovacic, Giroud, Pulisic, Batshuayi, James, Guehi
Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Willems, Almiron, Matthew Longstaff, Sean Longstaff, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton
Subs: Dummett, Carroll, Shelvey, Gayle, Krafth, Darlow, Atsu
Referee: Andre Marriner
Head to Head record (H2H)
These sides have met on 48 occasions during the Premier League era, with just a dozen of those matches ending in a draw.
Chelsea have 24 victories to their name – 17 of which have been at home – with Newcastle having won only once at Stamford Bridge.
That came back in 2012 when Papiss Cisse scored twice in a 2-0 win for the Magpies.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle
Live stream details and TV channel information
This match will not televised on streamed live in the UK. You can follow the match LIVE in Standard Sport's match blog.
