English Premier League

Chelsea vs Newcastle United, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Chelsea
  • 31': Olivier Giroud
  • 39': Timo Werner
FT
2 - 0
Newcastle United

    Giroud, Werner score as Chelsea climb to fourth in Premier League

    Chelsea jumped into the top four with a victory against Newcastle United on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 1': Foul by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
    • 2': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
    • 2': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 5': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dwight Gayle.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
    • 14': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Tammy Abraham because of an injury.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
    • 22': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
    • 22': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a headed pass.
    • 28': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
    • 28': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
    • 30': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Goal! Chelsea 1, Newcastle United 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
    • 38': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 39': Goal! Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 0. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
    • 40': VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United (Timo Werner).
    • 42': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
    • 43': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Chelsea).
    • 43': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jonjo Shelvey.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United).
    • 45'+2': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hayden.
    • 47': Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
    • 48': Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 48': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
    • 48': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
    • 48': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 56': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 56': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United).
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
    • 60': Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Dwight Gayle.
    • 65': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
    • 70': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Mason Mount.
    • 70': Offside, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles tries a through ball, but Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
    • 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 73': Hand ball by Joseph Willock (Newcastle United).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
    • 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 79': Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces Joseph Willock.
    • 81': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Andy Carroll (Newcastle United).
    • 82': Hand ball by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamaal Lascelles.
    • 86': Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
    • 87': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by N'Golo Kanté.
    • 88': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
    • 88': Foul by Andy Carroll (Newcastle United).
    • 88': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
    • 89': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Newcastle United. Karl Darlow tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
    • 90'+2': Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Newcastle United 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 4
    34.4 Possession 65.6
    10 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    225 Accurate Passes 494
    289 Passes 564
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 53
    20 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    16 Tackles 19
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 6
    18 Effective Clearances 17
    18 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Stamford Bridge
    Location: London, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
    2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
    3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
    4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    4 Andreas Christensen
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    28 César Azpilicueta
    17 Mateo Kovacic
    5 Jorginho
    3 Marcos Alonso
    20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    9 Tammy Abraham
    11 Timo Werner
    19 Mason Mount
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma, N'Golo Kanté, Reece James, Emerson, Hakim Ziyech, Édouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic, Ben Chilwell.

    NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    26 Karl Darlow (GK)
    2 Ciaran Clark
    6 Jamaal Lascelles
    15 Jamal Lewis
    17 Emil Krafth
    14 Isaac Hayden
    8 Jonjo Shelvey
    28 Joe Willock
    24 Miguel Almirón
    10 Allan Saint-Maximin
    12 Dwight Gayle
    Newcastle United Substitutes:
    Joelinton, Matthew Longstaff, Jacob Murphy, Ryan Fraser, Martin Dúbravka, Andy Carroll, Sean Longstaff, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie.

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