Chelsea picked up a healthy three points against Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon, seeing off the challenge of their visitors to run out 2-1 victors at Stamford Bridge.
's players experienced a bright start - leading through Nicolas Jackson shortly after Cole Palmer . They would end the first period with the lion share of possession and more attempts on goal than their opponents, although still the Magpies managed to get back on level terms before the break.
But to overcome that setback from Alexander Isak, star man Palmer produced a fine goal almost instantly after the restart to make it . Now the challenge will be to turn this result into a positive vein of form - a task that will definitely prove difficult with the fixture run have coming up.
Here, football.london takes a look at the next five Premier League matches on the Blues' list as well as comparing them to potential title challengers Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal;
Chelsea next five Premier League fixturesNovember 3 vs Manchester United (A) 4pm - Premier League
November 10 vs Arsenal (H) 4.30pm - Premier League
November 23 vs Leicester City (A) 12.30pm - Premier League
December 1 vs Aston Villa (H) 1.30pm - Premier League
December 4 vs Southampton (A) 7.30pm - Premier League
football.london verdict: Even the matches not against direct rivals for European qualification can be considered potential speed bumps, making this an incredibly tough run either side of the next international break for Chelsea. To be factored into this as well are the cup match away to Newcastle this midweek, plus their Europa Conference League game with Noah (Nov 7) and Heidenheim (Nov 28).
Man City next five fixturesNovember 2 vs AFC Bournemouth (A) at 3pm - Premier League
November 9 vs Brighton (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League
November 23 vs Tottenham (H) at 5.30pm - Premier League
December 1 vs Liverpool (A) at 4pm - Premier League
December 4 vs Nott’m Forest (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League
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Liverpool next five fixturesOctober 27 vs Arsenal (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League
November 2 vs Brighton (H) at 3pm - Premier League
November 9 vs Aston Villa (H) at 8pm - Premier League
November 24 vs Southampton (A) at 2pm - Premier League
December 1 vs Manchester City (H) at 4pm - Premier League
Arsenal next five fixturesOctober 27 vs Liverpool (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League
November 2 vs Newcastle (A) at 12.30pm - Premier League
November 10 vs Chelsea (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League
November 23 vs Nott’m Forest (H) at 3pm - Premier League
November 30 vs West Ham (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League
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