Premier League · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 ·
Newcastle vs Chelsea — 2 - 2
St. James' Park · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Newcastle and Chelsea share the points in 2-2 draw
Honours were even between Newcastle and Chelsea at St. James' Park on Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Premier League matchday 17 game finishing 2-2. N. Woltemade (4', 20') scored for Newcastle, while R. James (49') and Joao Pedro (66') found the net for Chelsea. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 47% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against Chelsea’s 13 (4 on target). Reece James (Chelsea) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Chelsea 10th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 4'goalN. WoltemadeNormal Goal
- 7'yellow cardRobert SánchezYellow Card
- 20'goalN. WoltemadeAssist: A. Gordon
- 27'yellow cardAlejandro GarnachoYellow Card
- 45'yellow cardMalo GustoYellow Card
- 49'goalR. JamesNormal Goal
- 54'substitutionM. GustoOff: E. Fernandez
- 61'yellow cardFabian SchärYellow Card
- 66'goalJoao PedroAssist: R. Sanchez
- 70'yellow cardMoisés CaicedoYellow Card
- 72'substitutionA. GordonOff: H. Barnes
- 73'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
- 73'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: A. Elanga
- 77'yellow cardYoane WissaYellow Card
- 79'substitutionC. PalmerOff: Andrey Santos
- 82'yellow cardAndrey SantosYellow Card
- 83'yellow cardJoão PedroYellow Card
- 86'yellow cardLewis HallYellow Card
- 89'substitutionJ. RamseyOff: J. Willock
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 67L. MileyD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 5F. ScharD
- 3L. HallD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Calum McFarlane
Starting XI
- 1R. SanchezG
- 27M. GustoD
- 29W. FofanaD
- 23T. ChalobahD
- 3M. CucurellaD
- 24R. JamesM
- 25M. CaicedoM
- 7P. NetoM
- 10C. PalmerM
- 49A. GarnachoM
- 20Joao PedroF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 2.31Expected goals (xG)1.22
- 11Total shots13
- 5Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target5
- 0Blocked shots4
- 9Shots inside the box10
- 2Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners4
- 2Offsides0
- 13Fouls14
- 3Yellow cards6
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 361Passes433
- 278Accurate passes351
- 77%Pass accuracy81%
- 0.32Goals prevented0.32
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 72 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 23Jacob MurphyF | 73 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 73 | 7.6 | 2 | |
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 7JoelintonM | – | – | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 17 | 6.7 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert SánchezG | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 3Marc CucurellaD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Trevoh ChalobahD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Malo GustoD | 54 | 5.9 | ||
| 29Wesley FofanaD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 7Pedro NetoM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Cole PalmerM | 79 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Reece JamesMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 25Moisés CaicedoM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 49Alejandro GarnachoM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20João PedroF | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 12Filip JørgensenG | – | – | ||
| 4Tosin AdarabioyoD | – | – | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | – | – | ||
| 21Jorrel HatoD | – | – | ||
| 34Josh AcheampongD | – | – | ||
| 8Enzo FernándezM | 36 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Andrey SantosM | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 40Facundo BuonanotteM | – | – | ||
| 38Marc GuiuF | – | – |