English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 2, 2017
Newcastle United LLLLD 1
–
Chelsea WWWDW 3
1st2ndT
NEW101
CHE213
Stamford Bridge · 41,538 att.

Match Report

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Hazard stars as Chelsea see off Newcastle at Stamford Bridge

Champions come from a goal down to win 3-1 and go level on points with second-placed Manchester United.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
1
34.4
Possession
65.6
8
SHOTS
23
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
299
Accurate Passes
647
390
Passes
743
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
53
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
13
37
Clearances
13

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 6Danny DrinkwaterCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 7N'Golo KantéAM
  8. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  9. 15Victor MosesRM
  10. 9Álvaro MorataF
  11. 10Eden HazardRCF

NEW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 20Florian LejeuneCD
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 18Chancel MbembaCD-R
  5. 23Mikel MerinoCM-L
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-R
  7. 11Matt RitchieLM
  8. 19Javier ManquilloRM
  9. 9Dwight GayleF
  10. 17Ayoze PérezCF-L
  11. 7Jacob MurphyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Chelsea 0, Newcastle United 1. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 21' Goal! Chelsea 1, Newcastle United 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 33' Goal! Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 1. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
  4. 45'+1' Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  6. 74' Goal! Chelsea 3, Newcastle United 1. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 75' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Mohamed Diamé.
  8. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  9. 78' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
  10. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Gary Cahill replaces Andreas Christensen.
  11. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Mikel Merino.

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