Newcastle vs Chelsea match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 17 · St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref A. Madley

Newcastle stats & fixtures · Chelsea stats & fixtures

Newcastle drew with Chelsea 2–2 in the Premier League on 20 December 2025. Expected goals finished 2.31–1.22. Chelsea had 53% of the ball.

Newcastle vs Chelsea match statistics

NewcastleChelsea

47% Ball possession 53%
2.31 Expected goals (xG) 1.22
11 Total shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 10
6 Corners 4
13 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 6
361 Passes 433
77% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Goal N. Woltemade Newcastle
7' Yellow card Robert Sánchez Chelsea
20' Goal N. Woltemade (assist A. Gordon) Newcastle
27' Yellow card A. Garnacho Chelsea
45' Yellow card M. Gusto Chelsea
49' Goal R. James Chelsea
61' Yellow card F. Schär Newcastle
66' Goal Joao Pedro (assist Robert Sánchez) Chelsea
70' Yellow card M. Caicedo Chelsea
77' Yellow card Y. Wissa Newcastle
82' Yellow card Andrey Santos Chelsea
83' Yellow card Joao Pedro Chelsea
86' Yellow card L. Hall Newcastle

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 Eddie Howe

32 A. Ramsdale

3 L. Hall 5 F. Schär 12 M. Thiaw 67 L. Miley

41 J. Ramsey 8 S. Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes

10 A. Gordon 27 N. Woltemade 23 J. Murphy

Bench John Ruddy , J. Willock , Y. Wissa , L. Shahar , Joelinton , H. Barnes , A. Elanga , A. Murphy , S. Neave

Chelsea

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Calum McFarlane

1 Robert Sánchez

3 Marc Cucurella 23 T. Chalobah 29 W. Fofana 27 M. Gusto

25 M. Caicedo 24 R. James

49 A. Garnacho 10 C. Palmer 7 Pedro Neto

20 Joao Pedro

Bench F. Jörgensen , B. Badiashile , Andrey Santos , M. Guiu , T. Adarabioyo , E. Fernandez , J. Hato , F. Buonanotte , Joshua Kofi Acheampong

Form guide

Newcastle at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Chelsea away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle vs Chelsea head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 May 25	Newcastle v Chelsea	2–0
27 Oct 24	Chelsea v Newcastle	2–1
11 Mar 24	Chelsea v Newcastle	3–2
25 Nov 23	Newcastle v Chelsea	4–1
28 May 23	Chelsea v Newcastle	1–1
12 Nov 22	Newcastle v Chelsea	1–0

The full Newcastle vs Chelsea head-to-head record