Newcastle United vs Chelsea

Premier League

Newcastle

6-5-6

2-2

Final

Chelsea

8-5-4

St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTCHE

47%Possession53%

11Shots13

5On target4

6Corners4

2Saves3

13Fouls14

7'Robert SánchezCHE27'Alejandro GarnachoCHE45'Malo GustoCHE61'Fabian SchärNEW70'Moisés CaicedoCHE77'Yoane WissaNEW82'Andrey SantosCHE83'João PedroCHE86'Lewis HallNEW

Team	1H	2H	T
NEW	2	0	2
CHE	0	2	2

Final score

Newcastle United and Chelsea drew 2-2 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Nick Woltemade (4', 20'). Goals for Chelsea: Reece James (49') and João Pedro (66').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

NEWCHE

13Fouls14

3Yellow Cards6

0Red Cards0

2Offsides0

6Corner Kicks4

2Saves3

46.6Possession53.4

11SHOTS13

5ON GOAL4

0.5On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

278Accurate Passes351

361Passes433

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

8Accurate Crosses2

28Crosses16

0.3Cross %0.1

43Long Balls55

16Accurate Long Balls14

0.4Long Balls %0.3

0Blocked Shots4

8Effective Tackles9

13Tackles11

0.6Tackle %0.8

14Interceptions13

19Effective Clearances24

19Clearances24

Player of the game

Nick Woltemade

NEW · 2 G

7.9

Deserved to win

NEW · 0.10 xG

80%

Draw

11%

CHE · 0.13 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 2.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Miley (Newcastle United).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
89'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Ramsey
Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.
J. Willock
89'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsdale following a fast break.
88'
Corner awarded
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.
87'
Free kick won
Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
86'
Yellow card
Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Hall
86'
Free kick won
Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
86'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
85'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
84'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
83'
Yellow card
João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
João Pedro
83'
Foul
Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
83'
Free kick won
Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Yellow card
Andrey Santos (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Santos
81'
Corner awarded
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.