Post-match · 90 sec read
⛀ Lineups
NEW 3-4-2-1 · CHE 4-2-3-1
📊 Statistics
NEW 2 – 0 CHE45%
Possession (%)
55%
1.56
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
0.69
15
Total Shots
10
6
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
14
Shots Inside Box
6
2
Corner Kicks
8
9
Fouls
13
84%
Pass Accuracy (%)
87%
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Goalkeeper Saves
4
⏱ Match events
16 · 2 – 0S. Tonali
Assist · J. Murphy · 1–0
2'
36'
▮
Nicolas Jackson
Red Card
Half-time · 1 – 0
46'
⇄
R. James ↓ · N. Madueke ↑
Substitution 1
45+5'
▮
Enzo Fernández
Yellow Card
Fabian Schär
Yellow Card
53'
L. Miley ↓ · S. Botman ↑
Substitution 1
55'
Jacob Murphy
Yellow Card
64'
E. Krafth ↓ · A. Gordon ↑
Substitution 2
65'
75'
⇄
M. Gusto ↓ · R. Lavia ↑
Substitution 2
75'
⇄
J. Sancho ↓ · T. Chalobah ↑
Substitution 3
Bruno Guimarães
Yellow Card
84'
Emil Krafth
Yellow Card
89'
Bruno Guimarães
Assist · D. Burn · 2–0
90'
90+3'
▮
Levi Colwill
Yellow Card
C. Wilson ↓ · A. Isak ↑
Substitution 3
90+4'
S. Longstaff ↓ · Bruno Guimarães ↑
Substitution 4
90+4'
Full-time · 2 – 0
Match recap
Newcastle beat Chelsea 2–0 at home. At half-time it was 1–0.
In possession, the visitors ran the game with 55% of the ball. On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 1.56 to 0.69. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 15 shots to 10, 6 on target. From set pieces, the visitors won the corner count, 8 to 2. For discipline, the referee produced 6 yellow cards.
On the scoresheet: S. Tonali (2'), Bruno Guimarães (90'). Nicolas Jackson was sent off in the 36' minute.