Chelsea vs Newcastle

12 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Pedro 9’
  • Willian 57’
  • Ciaran Clark 40’

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-1 at home to Newcastle. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Pedro put Chelsea ahead in the 9th minute, set up by David Luiz, Ciaran Clark equalised with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Matt Ritchie, and Willian won it in the 57th minute, set up by Eden Hazard.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Newcastle's 0.40 from 9.

Match stats

Chelsea Newcastle
10 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 0.40
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.40
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Newcastle
Kick-off
Pedro
Assist: David Luiz
1-0 (Chelsea)
9’
40’
Ciaran Clark
Assist: Matt Ritchie
1-1 (Newcastle)
Half-time1-1
Willian
Assist: Eden Hazard
2-1 (Chelsea)
57’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Chelsea
  • Jorginho
Newcastle
  • Matt Ritchie

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.40 9’ Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 9’ 40’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), 1-1 40’ 57’ Willian (Chelsea), 2-1 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.40 9’ Pedro (Chelsea), 1-0 Pedro 9’ 40’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), 1-1 Clark 40’ 57’ Willian (Chelsea), 2-1 Willian 57’
Chelsea 1.32 xGNewcastle 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Chelsea attacking 
9’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 64’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 41’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 48’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 25’ David Luiz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 56’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+4’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 33’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Florian Lejeune (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 9’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 64’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 41’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 48’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 25’ David Luiz (Chelsea), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 56’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ David Luiz (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+4’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 86’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Florian Lejeune (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
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF9012 0.150.622
Antonio Rüdiger DEF900 0.000.000
Marcos Alonso DEF900 0.000.091
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.081
Jorginho MID900 0.000.333
Mateo Kovacic MID650 0.000.000
Pedro FWD8314 0.520.000
Eden Hazard FWD8911 0.030.041
Willian FWD9013 0.620.111
Ross Barkley Sub250 0.000.000
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub70 0.000.000
Olivier Giroud Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 80% Bet365 odds 1.22
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Newcastle win 6% Bet365 odds 15.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.