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Dec 20, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
 
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NewcastleNewcastle United
2-2
Chelsea

Woltemade (4', 20')
FT(HT: 2-0)
James (49'), Pedro (66')

The Match

Match Report

Chelsea battle from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw at St James' Park as Newcastle United squander a two-goal lead on Saturday afternoon.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Chelsea.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Newcastle United could line up for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture against Newcastle United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Newcastle United

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in Premier League
Next Game: Man Utd vs. Newcastle
Friday, December 26 at 8pm in Premier League

Chelsea

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea
Saturday, December 20 at 12.30pm in Premier League
Next Game: Chelsea vs. Aston Villa
Saturday, December 27 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 40.95%. A win for Newcastle United had a probability of 35.31% and a draw had a probability of 23.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.21%) and 0-2 (5.85%). The likeliest Newcastle United win was 2-1 (8.02%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.

Result
Newcastle UnitedDrawChelsea
35.31% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)23.74% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)40.95% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Both teams to score 62.19% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.17% (-0.036999999999999 -0.04)39.83% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.81% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04)62.18% (0.037999999999997 0.04)
Newcastle United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.5% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)22.5% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.93% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)56.06% (0.040999999999997 0.04)
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.24% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)19.75% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.21% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)51.79% (0.012999999999998 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Newcastle United 35.31%
    Chelsea 40.95%
    Draw 23.74%
Newcastle UnitedDrawChelsea
2-1 @ 8.02% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-0 @ 6.63% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 4.94%
3-1 @ 3.99% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 3.23% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-0 @ 2.46% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 1.49% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
4-2 @ 1.21% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 0.92% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 35.31%
1-1 @ 10.75% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.5% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 4.45% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.75% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
Other @ 0.29%
Total : 23.74%
1-2 @ 8.72% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 7.21% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.85% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.71%
2-3 @ 3.52% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 3.16% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-4 @ 1.91% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.43% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
0-4 @ 1.28%
Other @ 3.16%
Total : 40.95%

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Jackson (35')
> Match Report
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> Match Report
Oct 27, 2024 2pm
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Isak (32')
Schar (22'), Tonali (64'), Longstaff (90')
> Match Report
Mar 11, 2024 8pm
gameweek 28
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Newcastle
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Sterling (39'), Petrovic (71'), Caicedo (72')
Isak (43'), Murphy (90')
White (90+6')
> Match Report
Dec 19, 2023 8pm
Quarter-Finals
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1-1
Newcastle
(Aggregate 1-1 | Chelsea win 4-2 on penalties)
Mudryk (90+2')
Caicedo (2'), Sterling (71'), Gallagher (90+4'), Mudryk (90+6')
Wilson (16')
Wilson (87'), Guimaraes (90+5')
> Match Report
Build-up
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11:18
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Dec 18, 16:05
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