English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 11, 2025
Chelsea WWWWW 0
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Newcastle United WWLWD 2
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St. James' Park · 52,231 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Newcastle down 10-man Chelsea to close in on Champions League

An early goal from Sandro Tonali and a late Bruno Guimarães effort gave Newcastle United a 2-0 home win over Chelsea on Sunday that moves the Magpies a step closer to Champions League football next season.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
55.3
Possession
44.7
10
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
436
Accurate Passes
345
501
Passes
410
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.5
66
Long Balls
41
28
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
4
16
Effective Clearances
27
16
Clearances
27

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  5. 8Sandro TonaliCM-L
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM-R
  7. 21Tino LivramentoLM
  8. 23Jacob MurphyRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonCF-L
  11. 11Harvey BarnesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26John RuddySUB
  2. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  3. 1Martin DúbravkaSUB
  4. 67Lewis MileySUB
  5. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  6. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  7. 9Callum WilsonSUB
  8. 18William OsulaSUB
  9. 78Sean NeaveSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 6Levi ColwillCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoRB
  6. 20Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 45Romeo LaviaRM
  9. 15Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 11Noni MaduekeAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  2. 32Tyrique GeorgeSUB
  3. 24Reece JamesSUB
  4. 19Jadon SanchoSUB
  5. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  6. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallSUB
  7. 27Malo GustoSUB
  8. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  9. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
  2. 36' Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
  3. 45'+5' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Noni Madueke.
  5. 53' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Sven Botman.
  7. 64' Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Anthony Gordon.
  9. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
  10. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Roméo Lavia.
  11. 84' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dan Burn following a set piece situation.
  14. 90'+3' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.

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