LONDON. Chelsea beat Newcastle United.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 8.04 degrees Celsius or 46.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 8 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 69 Attack 129
- 28 Dangerous attack 65
- 97 Ball safe 92
- 9 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newcastle United had a superior ball possession 55% while Chelsea was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle United was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Chelsea managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Chelsea shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Moisés Caicedo, Djordje Petrovic and Raheem Sterling). On the opposite side, Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (Joe White).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Chelsea has 39 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Newcastle United will stays with 40 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away against Arsenal on the 16th of March with a 24-15 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (11 draws).
Newcastle United will play away against Crystal Palace on the 16th of March with a 10-4 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
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Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Djordje Petrovic , Malo Gusto , Axel Disasi , Trevoh Chalobah , Marc Cucurella , Enzo Fernández , Moisés Caicedo , Cole Palmer , Conor Gallagher , Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson .
The home team had on the bench: Robert Sánchez, Noni Madueke, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei , Deivid Washington, Alfie Gilchrist, Josh Acheampong, Thiago Silva and Mykhaylo Mudryk .
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: Raheem Sterling for Mykhaylo Mudryk (71′), Nicolas Jackson for Carney Chukwuemeka (90′) and Cole Palmer for Cesare Casadei (86′).
Player of the match: Cole Palmer
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Cole Palmer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka , Valentino Livramento , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joseph Willock , Miguel Almirón , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .
They had on the bench: Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie, Matt Targett, Emil Krafth , Loris Karius, Jacob Murphy , Elliot Anderson , Joe White and Lewis Miley .
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Jacob Murphy (injured) and Emil Krafth (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 5 changes: Anthony Gordon for Jacob Murphy (36′), Miguel Almirón for Elliot Anderson (69′), Dan Burn for Emil Krafth (69′), Joseph Willock for Lewis Miley (80′) and Bruno Guimarães for Joe White (81′).
Player of the match: Jacob Murphy
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Jacob Murphy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 15 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 36′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
