Eddie Howe’s record against Chelsea suggests whether Newcastle United can turn things around in double header

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Newcastle United will want to bounce back quickly from their Premier League defeat against Brighton.

A 1-0 defeat to Brighton at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon has dropped Newcastle United down to eighth in the Premier League table.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
8	NewcastleNewcastle	8	3	3	2	8	8	0	12

Newcastle are only two points outside of the top six, but they are now winless in their last four league matches.

With Eddie Howe expected to qualify for Europe this season, he will be hoping to turn things around at Newcastle sooner rather than later.

However, Newcastle have a treacherous run of fixtures on the horizon, starting with a double-header against Chelsea.

Eddie Howe’s record against Chelsea

Newcastle are first set to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon before they meet again on Wednesday in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup at St James’ Park.

Newcastle have their sights set on qualifying for Europe and potentially getting their hands on silverware this season – this week’s double header against Chelsea could either make or break those dreams.

Taking a glance at Eddie Howe‘s record against Chelsea paints a picture of what to expect from both upcoming games.

Across his entire managerial career, Howe has faced Chelsea 18 times and only won six of those matches.

However, in those 18 matches, Howe’s teams have scored 25 goals against Chelsea and conceded 29 which suggests they are often closer matches than his win-record suggests.

Six games vs Chelsea as Newcastle manager

It is approaching the three-year anniversary of Howe being appointed as Newcastle manager in November 2021.

Over those years, Howe’s Newcastle have faced Chelsea six times across all competitions.

Last six matches:

• Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United [13 Mar 2022]
• Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea [12 Nov 2022]
• Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle United [28 May 2023]
• Newcastle United 4-1 Chelsea [25 Nov 2023]
• Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle United (4-2 penalties) [19 Dec 2023]
• Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle United [11 Mar 2024]

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Howe’s record against Chelsea as Newcastle boss makes for much better reading with two wins, including a 4-1 thumping in 2023.

Newcastle will want revenge in the Carabao Cup after losing to Chelsea on penalties last year to miss out on a spot in the semi-finals.