Chelsea vs. Newcastle United: FA Cup 2018 Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Chelsea will have to beat Premier League opposition if they're to advance in the FA Cup and will welcome Newcastle United in the competition's fourth round on Sunday.

The Stamford Bridge hosts took their place in the fourth round after defeating Norwich City on penalties, with the two teams having failed to produce a winner after 210 minutes of normal play and extra time.

Both Newcastle and Chelsea enter Sunday's showdown on the back of defeats, with the Blues having exited the Carabao Cup semi-finals following a 2-1 loss to Arsenal and the Magpies losing 3-1 in the Premier League to table-toppers Manchester City.

Chelsea have failed to make it to the fifth round of the FA Cup only once in their previous six campaigns (2014-15), and manager Antonio Conte is hoping to feature in the final for a second successive year.

Read on for a preview of Sunday's Stamford Bridge clash, complete with a breakdown of all the necessary live-stream and television information.

Date: Sunday, January 28

Time: 1:30 p.m. GMT/8:30 a.m. ET

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London

Live Stream: BT Sport app (UK), Fox Soccer Match Pass (U.S.)

TV Info: BT Sport 2 (UK), Fox Sports 1 (U.S.)

Preview

Chelsea could be knocked out of two cup competitions in the space of five days unless they have their wits about them come Sunday, with Newcastle presenting their first top-flight challenge in this season's FA Cup.

Two unfortunate deflections off Antonio Rudiger led Arsenal to win Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg 2-1, and James Olley of the Evening Standard provided some comment from Conte as to why:

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Conte: "The Willian injury was decisive because we don't have many players to make substitutions. Don't forget that Morata was out and today after Willian's injury, I was a bit forced to decide to play with Ross Barkley. He is a really good player... but he needs a bit of time."

— James Olley (@JamesOlley) January 24, 2018"

Matt Law of the Telegraph agreed Willian's withdrawal robbed Chelsea of likely their most threatening attack piece at the time, and they'll hope to have him fit enough to feature against manager Rafa Benitez's men.

Conte's Chelsea have now won just once in their last seven outings—discounting the shootout victory over Norwich—but Cesar Azpilicueta has spoken of the team's need to bounce back from Wednesday's misery.

The Blues defender said after the midweek loss, per the Press Association (h/t MailOnline):

"Now we have to analyse ourselves to improve. We know that we can do better. On Sunday we have another chance in the FA Cup to keep going and try to get closer to that trophy.

“After every defeat you need to bounce back in the next game and to show the answer from the team. Even in this case we go from one cup to another and we have to look forward. We have to go for it and get a win for our confidence.”

Chelsea need to focus their resources carefully in the coming weeks, too, as Match of the Day recently showed, with Conte under pressure to balance his squad appropriately between difficult fixtures:

Newcastle have won three games in their last seven matchups—two of those coming away from home in the Premier League—but Chelsea's record at Stamford Bridge will take some breaking to pinch a result.

The Magpies beat Luton Town 3-1 in the FA Cup third round to reach this stage of the competition, but they'll need to make a significant step up for another meeting against London opposition come Sunday.

Benitez's side have won three away games in the league this season, but Newcastle will hope it's a sign of growing confidence on the road that two of those fell in the past month.