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newcastle united And chelsea renew hostilities in Carabao Cup On Wednesday night, just days after meeting in the Premier League. The fourth round matches take place at St James’ Park, while in the top flight it was Blues who emerged as 2-1 winners On home soil, cole palmer Once again their side scored goals.
Eddie Howe’s Magpies are again struggling with injuries and inconsistency to key players, leaving them 12th in the league table with three wins, three draws and three losses so far – while Chelsea, bottom Enzo MarescaThey are in fifth place after five wins out of nine.
However, they are likely to rotate more names this evening, as the likes of Mykhailo Mudryk, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Christopher Nkunku are all hoping for game time and are not currently in Maresca’s league set-up. With a place in the quarter-finals at stake, both teams will make every possible effort to win.
Follow all the League Cup action via our live blog below:
Newcastle vs Chelsea – Live
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Carabao Cup fourth round, with Newcastle United hosting Chelsea tonight.
The two sides met in the Premier League just a few days ago, with Cole Palmer’s winner on that occasion proving decisive – but there could be very different lineups tonight, not least for Enzo Maresca, who has scored twice in the league and cup this season. Have played alternate sides.
All the team news and build-ups are revealed.
carl matchet30 October 2024 10:41