Chelsea v Newcastle United, 02 December 2017

Score3-1 to Chelsea
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Attendance41,538

View Chelsea v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Chelsea had now won 16 home games in the Premier League against Newcastle United; their joint-most versus one opponent (also Tottenham Hotspur).

3 Chelsea

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Eden Hazard 21 G
Alvaro Morata 33 G
Eden Hazard penalty 74 P

Goals:

Dwight Gayle 12 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Florian Lejeune Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Chancel Mbemba Defender
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Mo Diamé Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Dwight Gayle Forward

Substitutions:

Tiemoué Bakayoko for Cesc Fàbregas 78
Willian for Eden Hazard 78
Gary Cahill for Andreas Christensen 80

Substitutions:

Isaac Hayden for Ayoze Pérez 62
Jonjo Shelvey for Mo Diamé 75
DeAndre Yedlin for Mikel Merino 85

Cards:

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Joselu
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last seven games in the Premier League (won six). The Blues had now won all 17 Premier League games under manager Antonio Conte when Eden Hazard had scored. Eden Hazard had now scored more Premier League goals against Newcastle United than against any other team in the competition (six).

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United lost their 70th Premier League game in London; the joint-most of any away side in the competition (also Everton). Since the start of the previous season, Dwight Gayle had now scored 25 league goals for the Magpies; more than double of any other player. United had now won one of their last 19 away games in the Premier League games (lost 14).

3 Chelsea

Goals:

Eden Hazard 21 G
Alvaro Morata 33 G
Eden Hazard penalty 74 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Forward Eden Hazard
Forward Alvaro Morata

Substitutions:

Tiemoué Bakayoko for Cesc Fàbregas 78
Willian for Eden Hazard 78
Gary Cahill for Andreas Christensen 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea were now unbeaten in their last seven games in the Premier League (won six). The Blues had now won all 17 Premier League games under manager Antonio Conte when Eden Hazard had scored. Eden Hazard had now scored more Premier League goals against Newcastle United than against any other team in the competition (six).

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Dwight Gayle 12 G

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Florian Lejeune Defender
Javi Manquillo Defender
Chancel Mbemba Defender
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Mo Diamé Midfielder/Forward
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward
Dwight Gayle Forward

Substitutions:

Isaac Hayden for Ayoze Pérez 62
Jonjo Shelvey for Mo Diamé 75
DeAndre Yedlin for Mikel Merino 85

Cards:

Ciaran Clark 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Joselu
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United lost their 70th Premier League game in London; the joint-most of any away side in the competition (also Everton). Since the start of the previous season, Dwight Gayle had now scored 25 league goals for the Magpies; more than double of any other player. United had now won one of their last 19 away games in the Premier League games (lost 14).