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Premier League Matchweek 17
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Newcastle United

Official XI

Out 2 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 2 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

22Premier League Matchweek 17

Away

Chelsea

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

20 Dec 2025, 12:30 UTC

Venue

St. James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance

52,226 official

Referee

Andy Madley

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

Finished

Newcastle United vs Chelsea finished 2-2. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished
  1. Aaron Ramsdale
  2. Lewis Hall
    • 86'Lewis Hall booked 86'
  3. Fabian Schär
    • 61'Fabian Schär booked 61'
  4. Malick Thiaw
  5. Lewis Miley
  6. Sandro Tonali
  7. Bruno Guimarães
  8. Jacob Ramsey
    • 89'Jacob Ramsey off 89'
  9. Anthony Gordon
    • 72'Anthony Gordon off 72'
  10. Jacob Murphy
    • 73'Jacob Murphy off 73'
  11. Nick Woltemade
    • 4'Nick Woltemade scored 4'
    • 20'Nick Woltemade scored 20'
    • 73'Nick Woltemade off 73'
  1. Robert Sánchez
    • 7'Robert Sánchez booked 7'
  2. Marc Cucurella
  3. Trevoh Chalobah
  4. Malo Gusto
    • 45'Malo Gusto booked 45'
    • 54'Malo Gusto off 54'
  5. Wesley Fofana
  6. Pedro Neto
  7. Cole Palmer
    • 79'Cole Palmer off 79'
  8. Reece James
    • 49'Reece James scored 49'
  9. Moisés Caicedo
    • 70'Moisés Caicedo booked 70'
  10. Alejandro Garnacho
    • 27'Alejandro Garnacho booked 27'
  11. João Pedro
    • 66'João Pedro scored 66'
    • 83'João Pedro booked 83'
  1. Aaron RamsdaleGK
  2. Lewis HallLB
    • 86'Lewis Hall booked 86'
  3. Fabian SchärLCB
    • 61'Fabian Schär booked 61'
  4. Malick ThiawRCB
  5. Lewis MileyRB
  6. Sandro TonaliLCM
  7. GuimarãesCM
  8. Jacob RamseyRCM
    • 89'Jacob Ramsey off 89'
  9. GordonLW
    • 72'Anthony Gordon off 72'
  10. Jacob MurphyST
    • 73'Jacob Murphy off 73'
  11. WoltemadeRW
    • 4'Nick Woltemade scored 4'
    • 20'Nick Woltemade scored 20'
    • 73'Nick Woltemade off 73'

Newcastle United

Bench

9
  1. 26J. RuddyGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench0 apps
  2. 7JoelintonMidfield No. 7
    Bench27 apps
  3. 9Y. WissaForward No. 9
    Bench19 apps
    • 73'Yoane Wissa on 73'
    • 77'Yoane Wissa booked 77'
  4. 11H. BarnesMidfield No. 11
    Bench37 apps
    • 72'Harvey Barnes on 72'
  5. 20A. ElangaForward No. 20
    Bench32 apps
    • 73'Anthony Elanga on 73'
  6. 28J. WillockMidfield No. 28
    Bench24 apps
    • 89'Joe Willock on 89'
  7. 37A. MurphyDefence No. 37
    Bench2 apps
  8. 61L. ShaharDefence No. 61
    Bench0 apps
  9. 62S. NeaveForward No. 62
    Bench1 app
  1. Robert SánchezGK
    • 7'Robert Sánchez booked 7'
  2. CucurellaLB
  3. ChalobahLCB
  4. Malo GustoRCB
    • 45'Malo Gusto booked 45'
    • 54'Malo Gusto off 54'
  5. Wesley FofanaRB
  6. Pedro NetoLDM
  7. Cole PalmerRDM
    • 79'Cole Palmer off 79'
  8. Reece JamesLW
    • 49'Reece James scored 49'
  9. CaicedoAM
    • 70'Moisés Caicedo booked 70'
  10. GarnachoRW
    • 27'Alejandro Garnacho booked 27'
  11. João PedroST
    • 66'João Pedro scored 66'
    • 83'João Pedro booked 83'

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 12F. JörgensenGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench5 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
  3. 5B. BadiashileDefence No. 5
    Bench8 apps
  4. 8E. FernándezMidfield No. 8
    Bench36 apps
    • 54'Enzo Fernández on 54'
  5. 17A. SantosMidfield No. 17
    Bench27 apps
    • 79'Andrey Santos on 79'
    • 82'Andrey Santos booked 82'
  6. 21J. HatoDefence No. 21
    Bench22 apps
  7. 34J. AcheampongDefence No. 34
    Bench17 apps
  8. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
  9. F. BuonanotteMidfield
    Bench2 apps

Home • Official XI

Newcastle United

4-3-3
7.3026.8 apps
  • Out2 outs
  • Suspended2 suspensions

Official lineup released in 4-3-3.

Away • Official XI

Chelsea

4-2-3-1
7.2431.1 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Newcastle United

Bench

9
  1. 26J. RuddyGoalkeeper No. 26
    Bench0 apps
  2. 7JoelintonMidfield No. 7
    Bench27 apps
  3. 9Y. WissaForward No. 9
    Bench19 apps
    • 73'Yoane Wissa on 73'
    • 77'Yoane Wissa booked 77'
  4. 11H. BarnesMidfield No. 11
    Bench37 apps
    • 72'Harvey Barnes on 72'
  5. 20A. ElangaForward No. 20
    Bench32 apps
    • 73'Anthony Elanga on 73'
  6. 28J. WillockMidfield No. 28
    Bench24 apps
    • 89'Joe Willock on 89'
  7. 37A. MurphyDefence No. 37
    Bench2 apps
  8. 61L. ShaharDefence No. 61
    Bench0 apps
  9. 62S. NeaveForward No. 62
    Bench1 app

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 12F. JörgensenGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench5 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
  3. 5B. BadiashileDefence No. 5
    Bench8 apps
  4. 8E. FernándezMidfield No. 8
    Bench36 apps
    • 54'Enzo Fernández on 54'
  5. 17A. SantosMidfield No. 17
    Bench27 apps
    • 79'Andrey Santos on 79'
    • 82'Andrey Santos booked 82'
  6. 21J. HatoDefence No. 21
    Bench22 apps
  7. 34J. AcheampongDefence No. 34
    Bench17 apps
  8. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
  9. F. BuonanotteMidfield
    Bench2 apps

Events

Timeline

Timeline filter
  1. 4'
    Home1-0
    Nick Woltemade scored

    Newcastle United.

  2. 7'
    Away
    Robert Sánchez booked

    Chelsea.

  3. 20'
    Home2-0
    Nick Woltemade scored

    Newcastle United. Assist Anthony Gordon.

  4. 27'
    Away
    Alejandro Garnacho booked

    Chelsea.

  5. 45'
    Away
    Malo Gusto booked

    Chelsea.

  6. 49'
    Away2-1
    Reece James scored

    Chelsea.

  7. 54'
    Away
    Enzo Fernández on

    Chelsea. Malo Gusto off.

  8. 61'
    Home
    Fabian Schär booked

    Newcastle United.

  9. 66'
    Away2-2
    João Pedro scored

    Chelsea. Assist Robert Sánchez.

  10. 70'
    Away
    Moisés Caicedo booked

    Chelsea.

  11. 72'
    Home
    Harvey Barnes on

    Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon off.

  12. 73'
    Home
    Yoane Wissa on

    Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade off.

  13. 73'
    Home
    Anthony Elanga on

    Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy off.

  14. 77'
    Home
    Yoane Wissa booked

    Newcastle United.

  15. 79'
    Away
    Andrey Santos on

    Chelsea. Cole Palmer off.

  16. 82'
    Away
    Andrey Santos booked

    Chelsea.

  17. 83'
    Away
    João Pedro booked

    Chelsea.

  18. 86'
    Home
    Lewis Hall booked

    Newcastle United.

  19. 89'
    Home
    Joe Willock on

    Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey off.

  20. FT
    Final 2-2

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.31
    AttackxG
    1.22
  2. 11
    AttackTotal Shots
    13
  3. 361
    PassingTotal Passes
    433
  4. 8
    DefendingTackles Won
    9
  5. 6
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    15

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 202 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:58 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Aidan HarrisSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Mark GillespieSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC
  • Jamie GittensSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.