After Chelsea’s three consecutive Premier League victories on the road, they host Newcastle United in thier first league game at Stamford Bridge since January 23, 2022. Here are all the crucial facts and stats for Sunday’s match, March 13, 2022
Chelsea vs Newcastle United head to head
Newcastle United F.C. have won one of their last 27 away league games against Chelsea (seven draws, 19 defeats), winning 2-0 under Alan Pardew in May 2012.
Against no other side have Chelsea won more Premier League matches at home than they have against Newcastle (19 – as many as against Tottenham).
Chelsea will be lining up for their 17th game in 2022. Newcastle are playing their 10th.
Chelsea are unbeaten in thier last 34 Premier League home games played in March (29 wins, five draws), since a 4-2 defeat against Sunderland in 2001.
We are unbeaten in our last 16 games at Stamford Bridge in all competitions. The last time we achieved a longer sequence was in 2018 (a run of 17).
The Blues are looking to win five successive Premier League games for the first time since 2019. That was a run of six that included a 1:0 home win against Newcastle.
Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Thomas Tuchel’s side have only been defeated twice in 36 games in all competitions, winning 24 of them.
