Premier League Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 20 2025 · 12:30 St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle
2–2 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.31 – 1.22
Chelsea
  • N. Woltemade 4’, 20’
  • 49’ R. James
  • 66’ João Pedro
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Chelsea fight back from two goals down

Newcastle led 2–0 at half-time through two Woltemade goals. But James and Pedro scored to rescue a draw for Chelsea. Newcastle finished with the higher xG (2.31 vs 1.22). On the chances created, Newcastle deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Newcastle39%
Draw ✓26%
Chelsea35%

Model vs reality

Newcastle goals
2
Model 1.54 · xG 2.31
Chelsea goals
2
Model 1.46 · xG 1.22
Total goals
4
Model 2.99 · xG 3.53
Score 2–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
Yes
Model 61%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchR. JamesChelsea · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeAndy Madley
  • VenueSt. James’ Park
  • Table before kick-offNewcastle 12th · Chelsea 4th

Timeline

  1. N. Woltemade 1–0
    4’
  2. Robert SánchezYellow card · Argument
    7’
  3. N. Woltemade 2–0Assist A. Gordon
    20’
  4. A. GarnachoYellow card · Foul
    27’
  5. M. GustoYellow card · Argument
    45’
  6. Half time · 2–0
  7. R. James 2–1
    49’
  8. ⇄ E. FernándezFor M. Gusto
    54’
  9. F. SchärYellow card · Foul
    61’
  10. João Pedro 2–2Assist Robert Sánchez
    66’
  11. M. CaicedoYellow card · Foul
    70’
  12. ⇄ H. BarnesFor A. Gordon
    72’
  13. ⇄ Y. WissaFor N. Woltemade
    73’
  14. ⇄ A. ElangaFor J. Murphy
    73’
  15. Y. WissaYellow card · Foul
    77’
  16. ⇄ Andrey SantosFor C. Palmer
    79’
  17. Andrey SantosYellow card · Foul
    82’
  18. João PedroYellow card · Foul
    83’
  19. L. HallYellow card · Foul
    86’
  20. ⇄ J. WillockFor J. Ramsey
    89’
  21. Full time · 2–2

Team stats

Newcastle11 shots · 9 in box, 2 outside
Chelsea13 shots · 10 in box, 3 outside
NewcastleChelsea
47% Possession 53%
2.31 Expected goals (xG) 1.22
2.05 Expected points (xPts) 0.76
11 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 5
0 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 10
2 Shots outside the box 3
361 Passes 433
77% Pass accuracy 81%
6 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
6.75 Team rating 6.88

Line-ups

Newcastle 4-3-3

326.7 A. Ramsdale(G)
36.6 L. Hall 56.2 F. Schär 126.0 M. Thiaw 676.2 L. Miley
416.3 J. Ramsey ↓89’ 87.0 S. Tonali 397.0 Bruno Guimarães
107.9 A. Gordon A↓72’ 277.6 N. Woltemade ↓73’ 237.2 J. Murphy ↓73’
  • 32A. Ramsdale (G)6.7
  • 3L. Hall6.6
  • 5F. Schär6.2
  • 12M. Thiaw6.0
  • 67L. Miley6.2
  • 41J. Ramsey↓89’6.3
  • 8S. Tonali7.0
  • 39Bruno Guimarães7.0
  • 10A. GordonA↓72’7.9
  • 27N. Woltemade↓73’7.6
  • 23J. Murphy↓73’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 28J. Willock↑89’6.6
  • 9Y. Wissa↑73’6.7
  • 11H. Barnes↑72’6.7
  • 20A. Elanga↑73’6.7

Unused: J. Ruddy, L. Shahar, Joelinton, A. Murphy, Sean Neave

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

17.2 Robert Sánchez(G) A
36.5 Marc Cucurella 236.3 T. Chalobah 296.2 W. Fofana 275.9 M. Gusto ↓54’
257.3 M. Caicedo 248.3★ R. James
496.3 A. Garnacho 106.5 C. Palmer ↓79’ 76.7 Pedro Neto
208.2 João Pedro
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)A7.2
  • 3Marc Cucurella6.5
  • 23T. Chalobah6.3
  • 29W. Fofana6.2
  • 27M. Gusto↓54’5.9
  • 25M. Caicedo7.3
  • 24R. James ★8.3
  • 49A. Garnacho6.3
  • 10C. Palmer↓79’6.5
  • 7Pedro Neto6.7
  • 20João Pedro8.2

Substitutes used

  • 17Andrey Santos↑79’6.6
  • 8E. Fernández↑54’6.5

Unused: F. Jørgensen, B. Badiashile, Marc Guiu, T. Adarabioyo, J. Hato, F. Buonanotte, J. Acheampong

Player stats

Top rated
R. JamesChelsea8.3
2nd
João PedroChelsea8.2
3rd
A. GordonNewcastle7.9

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Ramsdale G 90 0 0 2 sv 1 54% 37 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
L. Hall D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 24 3 4 1/1 1/3 6.6
F. Schär D 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 86% 36 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 40 2 3 0/0 0/0 6.0
L. Miley M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 38 1 3 1/1 2/0 6.2
J. Ramsey M 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 34 0 1 1/2 1/2 6.3
S. Tonali M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 43 0 3 0/0 1/3 7.0
Bruno Guimarães M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 44 2 0 1/1 4/2 7.0
A. Gordon F 72 0 1 2 (2) 2 81% 16 2 0 0/0 0/3 7.9
N. Woltemade F 73 2 0 3 (2) 0 62% 13 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.6
J. Murphy M 73 0 0 0 (0) 3 61% 23 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
J. Willock M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Y. Wissa M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
H. Barnes M 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Elanga F 17 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 1 3 sv 1 40% 43 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 37 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
T. Chalobah D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 47 1 3 0/0 0/0 6.3
W. Fofana D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 48 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.2
M. Gusto D 54 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 0 1 0/0 2/0 5.9
M. Caicedo M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 85% 55 3 5 2/2 3/4 7.3
R. James D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 86% 50 2 1 0/0 1/0 8.3
A. Garnacho F 90 0 0 4 (1) 2 89% 28 0 1 3/4 1/2 6.3
C. Palmer M 79 0 0 1 (0) 1 78% 32 1 1 0/4 0/2 6.5
Pedro Neto F 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 84% 32 0 0 2/3 2/1 6.7
João Pedro F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 67% 21 0 0 1/1 1/1 8.2
Andrey Santos M 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 5 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
E. Fernández M 36 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 19 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.