Is Chelsea vs Newcastle on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch

Chelsea and Newcastle return to Premier League duty on Saturday evening at Stamford Bridge, each desperate to shake off mid-week Champions League disappointment and reignite their domestic campaigns.

Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea were dealt a sobering 5-2 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain, a result punctuated by another costly goalkeeping error that has become an unwelcome theme of their European nights. Newcastle, meanwhile, left Tyneside frustrated after Harvey Barnes’ late strike against Barcelona was cancelled out by a stoppage-time Lamine Yamal penalty, the sides finishing 1-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Domestically, the picture is no less pressing. The fifth-placed Blues have drawn back-to-back league fixtures and remain locked on points with sixth-placed Liverpool, making victory imperative if they are to widen the gap on their rivals for next season’s European places. Newcastle sit 12th, nine points behind Chelsea, and have not tasted victory at the Bridge since 2010—a streak Eddie Howe’s depleted squad is eager to snap.

Kick-off is at 5.30 pm GMT on Saturday 14 March. UK viewers can follow the action live on Sky Sports Premier League and via the Sky Go app. Non-subscribers can stream the match by purchasing a NOWTV Day Pass.

Team news offers little respite for either manager. Rosenior must decide between two error-prone keepers after Filip Jorgensen’s mistake in Paris; Robert Sanchez is poised for a recall. Jamie Gittens is expected back from injury, though teenage winger Estevao remains sidelined. Pedro Neto will serve a one-match domestic ban after the FA upheld his red card against Arsenal, compounding the winger’s European suspension for shoving a ball-boy in France.

Howe continues to nurse a lengthy casualty list: Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth, Lewis Miley and skipper Bruno Guimaraes are all unavailable, but Anthony Gordon—absent against Barça through illness—could return to the squad.

Chelsea provisional XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Sarr, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Palmer, Fernandez, Garnacho; Pedro Newcastle provisional XI: Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Willock, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Barnes

With European hopes and local pride on the line, Stamford Bridge is braced for a pivotal 90 minutes.