English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 20, 2025
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St. James' Park · 52,226 att. · USA Net · Universo

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:42 Maresca explains how Chelsea fought back for Newcastle draw Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 67Lewis MileyRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 61Leo ShaharSUB
  2. 28Joe WillockSUB
  3. 11Harvey BarnesSUB
  4. 62Sean NeaveSUB
  5. 9Yoane WissaSUB
  6. 37Alex MurphySUB
  7. 20Anthony ElangaSUB
  8. 26John RuddySUB
  9. 7JoelintonSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  3. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Enzo FernándezSUB
  2. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB
  3. 38Marc GuiuSUB
  4. 5Benoît BadiashileSUB
  5. 17Andrey SantosSUB
  6. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  7. 12Filip JørgensenSUB
  8. 21Jorrel HatoSUB
  9. 40Facundo BuonanotteSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 7' Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 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.
  4. 27' Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 49' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  7. 54' Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Malo Gusto.
  8. 61' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 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.
  10. 70' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  12. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
  13. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
  14. 77' Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.
  16. 82' Andrey Santos (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.

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