Chelsea can take an enormous step towards Champions League qualification on Sunday when they visit top five adversaries Newcastle United in the Premier League.

Newcastle United team news: League Cup-champions Newcastle are looking to put the finishing touches on their best season for over two decades, since placing third in 2002-03. They might yet get second, even, which they haven’t done since 1997.

Opta’s supercomputer, a machine so notable it was name-checked by Arsenal manager Arteta himself last week, still has them with a 79 per cent chance of finishing second, with City favourites to come third, Newcastle for fourth and barely anything to choose between Chelsea and Forest over who’ll complete the top five.