Chelsea vs Newcastle

15 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Olivier Giroud 31’
  • Timo Werner 39’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-0. Chelsea led 2-0 at half-time.

Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead in the 31st minute and Timo Werner made it 2-0 from a corner in the 39th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Newcastle's 0.43 from 10.

Match stats

Chelsea Newcastle
18 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.54 xG 0.43
2.54 Non-penalty xG 0.43
8 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Chelsea Newcastle
Kick-off
Olivier Giroud1-0 (Chelsea)
31’
Timo Werner2-0 (Chelsea)
39’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.43 31’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 31’ 39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), 2-0 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.43 31’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 1-0 Giroud 31’ 39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), 2-0 Werner 39’
Chelsea 2.54 xGNewcastle 0.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Chelsea attacking 
39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 26’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 31’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 34’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 7’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.69 xG, goal 26’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 31’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 34’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 7’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Reece James (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
Andreas Christensen DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.020.041
Callum Hudson-Odoi MID810 0.000.152
Marcos Alonso MID905 0.160.522
Mateo Kovacic MID902 0.150.402
Jorginho MID900 0.000.000
Timo Werner MID9014 1.520.062
Mason Mount MID732 0.110.175
Tammy Abraham FWD191 0.100.000
Olivier Giroud Sub7112 0.440.000
N'Golo Kanté Sub170 0.000.041
Reece James Sub91 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 74% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.74
Newcastle win 9% Avg odds 10.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea LDWWW
Newcastle LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea, 21 Nov 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea, 30 Oct 21  All Chelsea vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.