Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Chelsea
Match Time & Date:
19/12/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Newcastle
Sparkles will be flying when Chelsea and Newcastle United go head to head at Stamford Bridge in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. The Blues recorded a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sheffield United in their last league match, but they have big ambitions for the EFL Cup as well. Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while all Chilwell, Fofana, James, Chalobah, and Chukwuemeka remain in the treatment room.
The Magpies, on the other hand, are a team with two faces, with the team producing excellent displays at home, while struggling on the travels. Newcastle United have suffered four defeats in the previous five away games in all competitions and seeing that Joelinton limped off with injury in a 3-0 win over Fulham at the weekend, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Mauro Pochettino’s troops.
Highlighted Player (Thiago Silva):
Brazilian defender Thiago Silva is one of the highest rated defenders in world football. Having emerged from Fluminense youth ranks, the 31-year-old defender established himself as a world-class performer while plying his trade for AC Milan from 2009 to 2012.
Having largely contributed to Rossonerri’s title winning campaign in 2010-11, Thiago Silva moved to Paris Saint-Germain together with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a reported fee worth €42 million, which made him then second-most expensive defender in football history after Rio Ferdinand.
Silva was an immediate success at the French club, helping Les Parisiens win four consecutive Ligue 1 titles in the process. Heavily linked with a move away from Parc des Princes, fan favourite Thiago Silva remains a key figure at Paris Saint-Germain and a leader of the new wave under head coach Unai Emery. Having already surpassed the 100-game mark for the French giants, Thiago Silva is slowly writing his name in the history books of Paris Saint-Germain.
Highlighted Team (Newcastle):
Newcastle United failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and, as a result, they dropped to the English second tier. The Magpies will host their rivals at their St. James’ Park in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign and it has to be noted that the capacity of the stadium is 52,354.
Newcastle United have won four domestic trophies (1904/1905, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1926/1927), while lifting six FA Cup titles (1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955) and a number of star players were part of the St. James’ Park outfit in the past.
David Ginola, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed, Obafemi Martins and Kevin Nolan are notable footballers who are still remembered at the club. Newcastle’s fiercest rivals are Sunderland and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Tyne-Wear derby. The color of Newcastle’s home kit is black and white.
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