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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Chelsea was in the end too strong for Newcastle United with the goal of R. James (65′), R. James (77′) and Jorginho (81′ pen). Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (79%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 79% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was more aggressive with 93 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the encounter.​

Newcastle United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (J. Lascelles, M. Ritchie and I. Hayden). Talking about the opposition, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (H. Ziyech and N. Kante).

Standings

After playing this match, Newcastle United will stay with 4 points to stay in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea will have 25 points to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 6th of November with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (4 draws).

Chelsea will host Burnley on the 6th of November with a 10-1 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (3 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Graeme Jones decided to play with the following team: Karl Darlow (5.7), Javier Manquillo (6.4), Emil Krafth (6.1), Jamaal Lascelles (6.2), Ciaran Clark (7.0), Matt Ritchie (6.3), Sean Longstaff (6.1), Isaac Hayden (6.6), Ryan Fraser (6.2), Callum Wilson (6.2) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Almirón (6.1), Jacob Murphy, Fabian Schär, Dwight Gayle, Martin Dúbravka, Joelinton, Jonjo Shelvey (6.6), Jamal Lewis and Joe Willock (6.2).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: R. Fraser for J. Willock (66′), I. Hayden for M. Almiron (67′) and S. Longstaff for J. Shelvey (81′).

Best player: Ciaran Clark​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Ciaran Clark.

His rating is (7.0) with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Chelsea – Formation

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

On the other side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy (7.4), Andreas Christensen (7.4), Thiago Silva (7.1), Antonio Rüdiger (7.4), Reece James (9.3), N’Golo Kanté (6.7), Jorginho (7.3), Ben Chilwell (6.9), Hakim Ziyech (6.9), Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.4) and Kai Havertz (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr, Marcos Alonso, Marcus Bettinelli, Saúl Ñíguez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.7), César Azpilicueta, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Ross Barkley (7.0).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: N. Kante for R. Loftus-Cheek (64′), H. Ziyech for R. Barkley (64′) and C. Hudson-Odoi for S. Niguez (88′).

Best player: Reece James​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Reece James.

His rating is (9.3) with 2 goals, 63 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Leicester City – Arsenal – 0-2
• Burnley – Brentford – 3-1
• Liverpool – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-2
• Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 0-2
• Newcastle United – Chelsea – 0-3
• Watford – Southampton – 0-1
• Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United – 0-3