Before the international series, Chelsea played extremely well with 4 consecutive victories. Notably, the Blues' attackers played very impressively when they scored 14 goals in these 4 matches while the defense had the last 5/6 matches kept a clean sheet.
However, the fact that there are too many pillars to return to serve the national team also makes Coach Lampard have to adjust his staff compared to before. In addition, to keep the week, Chelsea must be a guest of Rennes in the Champions League, so they also need to keep strong.
In particular, Newcastle has never been a comfortable opponent for the Blues. Last season, Lampard only won 1-0 when he continued to play Chua and lost 0-1 in the second leg. Since Newcastle returned to the Premier League in 2013 up to now, Chelsea has only won 1, drew 1 and lost 4 times as visitors to this opponent.