Newcastle United vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 2
2 - 2
João Pedro rescues exciting Chelsea draw at Newcastle
João Pedro salvaged an exciting 2-2 draw for Chelsea against Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 4': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 4': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 5': Offside, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 7': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 7': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Pedro.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 13': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 14': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 15': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 15': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Handball by Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United).
- 19': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 20': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 0. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 27': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
- 27': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 29': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 34': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 36': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Lewis Miley (Newcastle United).
- 39': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 39': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 43': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 45': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) header from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 0.
- 48': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 49': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 50': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
- 51': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 54': Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Malo Gusto.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 56': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 57': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
- 58': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 61': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 61': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 64': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Sánchez following a fast break.
- 68': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 69': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 69': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 70': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 73': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 73': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 77': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United).
- 77': Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Reece James.
- 79': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 79': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.
- 81': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 81': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
- 81': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by João Pedro.
- 81': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 82': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 83': João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 85': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 86': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
- 86': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 87': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
- 89': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsdale following a fast break.
- 89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 90': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lewis Miley (Newcastle United).
- 90'+5': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 90'+5': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
NEW |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.4 | Possession | 46.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
| 433 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 16 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 24 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,226
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,226
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 5 | Fabian Schär  |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 67 | Lewis Miley |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 29 | Wesley Fofana |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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