The 24 year - old becomes the 38th player on Chelsea's books currently out on loan, and will hope to help
the Magpies win promotion to the Premier League this season.
Last summer he was sold on to Newcastle United and played 32 times as
the Magpies won the Championship last season.
The Swans are at the bottom of the table (20th out of 20 EPL teams),
the Magpies won their previous fixture, 3 - 1, and will have the support of the home crowd.
However, it was Notts County who prevailed when the two sides met for the very first time this season back in August − at Stevenage as well − with
the Magpies winning 2 - 0 at Broadhall Way.
Not exact matches
As for the Final score, I am feeling unusually confident going into this one despite my warnings of «no easy games», so I am going to predict a confident 3 - 1
win over the
Magpies.
However, he has since turned their fortunes around and the
Magpies have
won their last five games.
The first 25 minutes of the second half also carried on with the hogs share of the ball, but they could simply not take advantage, and Newcastle were looking increasingly more confident the longer the game went on, so it was little surprise when Perez was in the Arsenal box on his own again, and gave the ball a little nudge to Ritchie who made no mistake, and the
Magpies wwere looking to get their first
win against Arsenal for 13 years.
The
Magpies, like us, were crippled by injuries and could not buy a
win.
After back - to - back defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal, it appeared Liverpool's chances of playing in Europe's elite competition next term were slim but a
win against the
Magpies at Anfield would open the door once again.
The
Magpies picked up an unlikely three points against Spurs at White Hart Lane on Sunday, making it two
wins from two.
This weekend, they meet Newcastle — who are yet to
win this season, following a draw with Southampton and a defeat to Swansea — with the
Magpies surely keen to expose any weaknesses in the Red Devils» makeup.
History is definitely in Arsenal's favour though as the Gunners have
won their last ten meetings with the
Magpies going back to 2010...
The
Magpies lost 2 - 1 at the City Ground and will be keen to get back to
winning ways.
The Newcastle winger has
won many admirers since moving to Tyneside and, with the
Magpies a lowly 15th in the table, hovering just two points above the relegation zone, the French international might be tempted to ply his trade elsewhere.
The Toffees have
won four of their last five games against the
Magpies.
A goal in the first half from Jamaal Lascelles and two in the second from Moussa Sissoko and Andros Townsend secured the
win for the
Magpies.
There are also rumours that Rafael Benitez want Lucas at Newcastle but the move is unlikely as the
Magpies are likely to be facing a relegation battle whereas the Spaniard is much more likely to
win trophies in Turkey and will get some Champions League football as well.
As the Daily Star reports, Colback was paraded as a Sunderland hero last season, after scoring in a 3 - 0
win over the
Magpies.
It was close to a no - show from the Gunners in the second half and Arsene Wenger cut a frustrated figure in the dugout, but who were the three architects in Arsenal's narrow
win over the
Magpies?
Coquelin also
won all his aerial duels (2/2) against the
Magpies.
If Townsend were to mark his
Magpies bow at Goodison Park, where they have
won just once since 2002, with a goal, that might go a long way to making him the best No. 25 that Newcastle have ever had!
Arsenal's
win against Newcastle today makes it ten in a row in the Premier League for the Gunners against the
Magpies.
Newcastle v West Ham «The
Magpies have not
won on the final day of the season for the last seven years and have only taken one point from the last 30 in the PL.
The
Magpies are unbeaten in their last 7 matches at home, and have
won their last three without conceding a goal, including beating Man United 1 - 0.
The
Magpies lost 1 - 0 today after the long trip south to London, and it looked fearfully like they were going to level up the scores in the latter moments of the match, but thankfully we clung on to
win.
Striker Tomer Hemed will be missing for Sunday's clash, following the three - game ban that was handed to him by the FA for an incident in Albion's narrow
win against the
Magpies.
Newcastle United have nosedived in recent months, a run of three
wins in 17 Premier League fixtures has seen the
Magpies fall to 13th, and one can well see why owner Mike Ashley would look to a financially prudent manner in which to boost their attack.
The
Magpies have
won three straight league games for the second time this season so can be pleased with their work and look totally safe from relegation now.
The
Magpies eased themselves seven points clear of the drop zone as a result of their 1 - 0
win, leaving the visitors four points behind and still with work to do.
Newcastle are carrying solid home from now and the
Magpies just may be worth having a flutter on to break Arsenal's
winning streak.
They may have a scrap on their hands though as the
Magpies have also
won their last three games.
Cairney's goal against Newcastle put Fulham 1 - 0 ahead against the
Magpies at St.James Park, and the visitors eventually went on to
win 3 - 1
At this stage of the season on such a massive slump, and with Hull, Leicester and Villa
winning games recently, there is still a shaky finish to the end of the season for the
Magpies.
With Newcastle's 5 game
winning streak having come to an end against West Ham, it remains to be seen if the
Magpies can put the game behind them as a one off performance, or if Burnley...
The
Magpies can move temporarily back to the top of the table with a
win over QPR on Wednesday, as Brighton play on Thursday.
The Terriers traded away
wins with the
Magpies last season but have failed to
win any of their last four on home soil against Newcastle.
Look over 2.5 goals and a
win for the
Magpies over the Premier League side.
Their home
win over Newcastle really can't be judged too highly because of the
Magpies only playing half an hour with a full side in that game.
It is Brighton v Newcastle and with the Seagulls starting the game one point ahead of the
Magpies in their ding - dong battle, if they can take advantage of home soil here and land a
win, that would finally give them a bit of a cushion.
Chelsea have actually only
won two of the last six league meetings against Newcastle but they have
won their last three on home soil against the
Magpies and all to nil as well.
City have great form against the
Magpies, having gone unbeaten in their last eighteen Premier League matches against them and they have
won seven and gone unbeaten in their last eight trips to the Stadium of light as well.
Liverpool have
won two of their last three Premier League home games against the
Magpies (D1) and have lost just one Premier League home game ever against them (the very first one in 1994).
That makes it four Premier League
wins on the bounce now for them against the
Magpies, three of those with a clean sheet as well.
The Blues are not in any kind for
winning form to go out and land a victory in this one, even if the
Magpies rest a few players.
They've
won their last five meetings at home with the
Magpies, and that run is expected to continue when they visit on Sunday.
In the four Premier League meetings between these sides, only once has either side scored more than one goal (2 - 1
win for the
Magpies in December 2006).
Magpies boss delighted after his side recorded back to back
wins for the first time in the league since September...
Back at the start of February, the Terriers put a 3 - 1 home
win on the board over Brighton which could be a good indicator that they will pose a threat to the
Magpies as well.
Allardyce follows predecessors Gus Poyet and Paolo Di Canio in beating the
Magpies in his second game in charge of the Black Cats, who move off the bottom of the Premier League table with their first
win of the season, although both of the North - East clubs, level on six points, remain in the relegation zone.
A timely boost ahead of a fixture they usually dread, a fixture they were beaten resoundingly in last season 3 - 0, and with the Reds currently in dire straits; can't
win at home, won't score for love nor money, and with star man Luis Suarez suspended, surely the
Magpies are value to come away with at least a share of spoils?