English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 12, 2019
Newcastle United DLDLD 1
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Chelsea WWDWL 2
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NEW101
CHE112
Stamford Bridge · 40,491 att.

Match Report

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Pedro, Willian strike as Chelsea beat Newcastle to widen gap to Arsenal in top four battle

Goals from Pedro and Willian earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 win over Newcastle.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
1
34.1
Possession
65.9
9
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
596
351
Passes
698
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
84
Long Balls
40
34
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
13
22
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
19
Interceptions
13
20
Effective Clearances
15
20
Clearances
15

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 17Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 10Eden HazardF
  10. 22WillianLF
  11. 11PedroRF

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 6Jamaal LascellesCD
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 20Florian LejeuneCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-L
  8. 36Sean LongstaffCM-R
  9. 30Christian AtsuLM
  10. 17Ayoze PérezRM
  11. 9Salomón RondónF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Chelsea 1, Newcastle United 0. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz with a through ball.
  2. 24' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Chelsea 1, Newcastle United 1. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
  4. 57' Goal! Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 1. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
  5. 63' Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  7. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Pedro.
  8. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  9. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Javier Manquillo replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  10. 87' Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Eden Hazard.

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