Newcastle vs Chelsea

Newcastle

2 - 2

Chelsea

🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Newcastle 12 · Chelsea 10

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

21 matches · 2.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.86
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	19%
Home wins	33%
Draws	19%
Away wins	48%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (11-13).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30

Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 27

Avg: 1.68 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

1.37

1.89

1.68

1.58

1.42

79%

O2.5

74%

79%

BTTS

68%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th

Chelsea rank10th

Newcastle points49

Chelsea points52

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Chelsea: #10 · 52 pts · GD +6

26 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Chelsea last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals6-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.579%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%

Newcastle clean sheet at home16%

Chelsea score away84%

Chelsea clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%

Newcastle win after scoring first69%

Chelsea score first26%

Chelsea win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Chelsea 58%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Chelsea 33.4'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53

Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22

Chelsea score away1.68 vs 1.22

Chelsea concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Chelsea score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Chelsea are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

31-45 9

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

361

433

Passes Accurate

278

351

Passes %

77%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Woltemade

Normal Goal

7' Robert Sánchez

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Woltemade

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Gordon

27'

27' A. Garnacho

45'

45' M. Gusto

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. James

Normal Goal

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Gusto

1st substitution · For: E. Fernández

61'

61' F. Schär

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

João Pedro

Normal Goal · Assist: Robert Sánchez

70'

70' M. Caicedo

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Gordon

1st substitution · For: H. Barnes

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Woltemade

2nd substitution · For: Y. Wissa

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Murphy

3rd substitution · For: A. Elanga

77'

77' Y. Wissa

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Palmer

2nd substitution · For: Andrey Santos

82'

82' Andrey Santos

83'

83' João Pedro

86'

86' L. Hall

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Ramsey

4th substitution · For: J. Willock

Newcastle vs Chelsea 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle drew 2-2 with Chelsea on Saturday, 20 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andy Madley. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: Newcastle took an early lead at 4' when N. Woltemade scored, making the score 1-0. Robert Sánchez received a yellow card for Chelsea at 7'. Newcastle extended the lead at 20' when N. Woltemade scored, with the assist credited to A. Gordon, making the score 2-0. A. Garnacho received a yellow card for Chelsea at 27'. M. Gusto received a yellow card for Chelsea at 45'.

Second half: Chelsea reduced the deficit at 49' when R. James scored, making the score 2-1. Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 54', with M. Gusto replacing E. Fernández. F. Schär received a yellow card for Newcastle at 61'. Chelsea leveled the score at 66' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to Robert Sánchez, making the score 2-2. M. Caicedo received a yellow card for Chelsea at 70'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 72', with A. Gordon replacing H. Barnes. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 73', with N. Woltemade replacing Y. Wissa. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Murphy replacing A. Elanga. Y. Wissa received a yellow card for Newcastle at 77'. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 79', with C. Palmer replacing Andrey Santos. Andrey Santos received a yellow card for Chelsea at 82'. João Pedro received a yellow card for Chelsea at 83'. L. Hall received a yellow card for Newcastle at 86'. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 89', with J. Ramsey replacing J. Willock.

Newcastle used 4 substitutions while Chelsea used 2 substitutions. Newcastle got 3 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 6 yellow cards.