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Newcastle United 1-0 Chelsea: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Willock

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United overcomes Chelsea 1-0 after J. Willock scored just 1 goal (67').

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United tops Chelsea 1-0 after J. Willock scored just 1 goal (67′).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.01 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Newcastle United was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Newcastle United was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Newcastle United won the match.

Newcastle United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards (K. Trippier, N. Pope, S. Longstaff and ). On the opposite side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (Jorginho and K. Koulibaly).

After playing this match, Newcastle United will have 27 points to move up in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Chelsea will stay with 21 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to move up in the 8th place.

Match Events

  • 7'
    7'

    T. Silva

    R. Loftus-Cheek

  • 30'
    30'

    Jorginho

  • 46'
    46'

    C. Pulisic

    C. Azpilicueta

  • 56'
    56'

    K. Trippier

  • 67'
    67'

    J. Willock

    M. Almiron

  • 73'
    73'

    Marc Cucurella

    L. Hall

  • 73'
    73'

    Hakim Ziyech

    Mason Mount

  • 73'
    73'

    K. Havertz

    A. Broja

  • 76'
    76'

    C. Wilson

    C. Wood

  • 85'
    85'

    J. Murphy

    J. Willock

  • 87'
    87'

    M. Targett

    S. Botman

  • 89'
    89'

    K. Koulibaly

  • 90'
    90'

    Sean Longstaff

  • 90'
    90'

    Nick Pope

  • 90'
    90'

    Dan Burn

  • 90'
    90'

    Jamaal Lascelles

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Newcastle United will play away against Leicester City on the 26th of December with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (1 draw).

Chelsea will host AFC Bournemouth on the 26th of December with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (1 draw).

Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe chose to play with the following team: Nick Pope (7.3), Kieran Trippier (7.6), Fabian Schär (7.3), Sven Botman (7.5), Dan Burn (6.8), Sean Longstaff (6.3), Bruno Guimarães (6.1), Joe Willock (7.4), Miguel Almirón (7.1), Chris Wood (6.5) and Joelinton (7.1).

Substitutes

Newcastle United made 3 changes: C. Wood for C. Wilson (76′), J. Willock for J. Murphy (85′) and S. Botman for M. Targett (87′).

Top player: Kieran Trippier

The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle United the most was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 60 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.

Chelsea: Formation and Lineups

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Graham Potter played with: Edouard Mendy (6.5), César Azpilicueta (6.5), Trevoh Chalobah (7.1), Kalidou Koulibaly (6.2), Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho (7.1), Mateo Kovačić (7.0), Lewis Hall (6.4), Conor Gallagher (7.0), Mason Mount (6.5) and Armando Broja (6.7).

Substitutes

Chelsea made 5 changes: R. Loftus-Cheek for T. Silva (7′), C. Azpilicueta for C. Pulisic (46′), M. Mount for H. Ziyech (73′), L. Hall for M. Cucurella (73′) and A. Broja for K. Havertz (73′).

Top player: Thiago Silva

The player who no doubt impressed Chelsea the most was Thiago Silva.

His rating is (7.1) with 60 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 7′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League

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