Model verdict
Post-match · 90 sec read
Statistics
NEW 4 – 1 CHE54%
Possession (%)
46%
2.36
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
0.53
14
Total Shots
7
5
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
9
Shots Inside Box
4
4
Corner Kicks
2
13
Fouls
19
86%
Pass Accuracy (%)
84%
4
Yellow Cards
6
3
Goalkeeper Saves
1
Match events
26 · 4 – 1A. Isak
Assist · L. Miley · 1–0
13'
Kieran Trippier
Yellow Card
22'
23'
⚽
R. Sterling
1–1
41'
▮
Lesley Ugochukwu
Yellow Card
Half-time · 1 – 1
Jamaal Lascelles
Yellow Card
46'
Joelinton
Yellow Card
45+3'
55'
▮
Reece James
Yellow Card
59'
▮
Raheem Sterling
Yellow Card
J. Lascelles
Assist · A. Gordon · 2–1
60'
Joelinton
3–1
61'
69'
⇄
M. Mudryk ↓ · C. Gallagher ↑
Substitution 1
69'
⇄
A. Broja ↓ · N. Jackson ↑
Substitution 2
69'
⇄
M. Caicedo ↓ · L. Ugochukwu ↑
Substitution 3
73'
▮
Reece James
Yellow Card
73'
▮
Reece James
Red Card
75'
⇄
L. Colwill ↓ · C. Palmer ↑
Substitution 4
77'
▮
Marc Cucurella
Yellow Card
81'
▮
Levi Colwill
Yellow Card
M. Ritchie ↓ · A. Isak ↑
Substitution 1
81'
A. Gordon
Assist · M. Almirón · 4–1
83'
P. Dummett ↓ · J. Lascelles ↑
Substitution 2
86'
A. Murphy ↓ · M. Almirón ↑
Substitution 3
87'
87'
⇄
N. Madueke ↓ · R. Sterling ↑
Substitution 5
Matt Ritchie
Yellow Card
90+2'
A. Diallo ↓ · L. Miley ↑
Substitution 4
90+3'
M. Ndiweni ↓ · A. Gordon ↑
Substitution 5
90+3'
Full-time · 4 – 1
Match recap
Newcastle beat Chelsea 4–1 at home. At half-time it was 1–1.
On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 2.36 to 0.53. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 14 shots to 7, 5 on target. In front of goal, the hosts were clinical, scoring 4 from 2.36 expected goals. For discipline, the referee produced 10 yellow cards.
On the scoresheet: A. Isak (13'), R. Sterling (23'), J. Lascelles (60'), Joelinton (61'), A. Gordon (83'). Reece James was sent off in the 73' minute.