By Opta Analyst | Created at 2024-10-29 21:22:15 | Updated at 2024-11-06 00:11:29
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Find the best post-match facts and Opta data from Sunday’s game at Stamford Bridge with our Chelsea vs Newcastle United stats page.
Another day, another crucial Cole Palmer goal.
Having been denied a goal in the first half following a lengthy VAR check on a narrow offside call when the game was still goalless, Palmer took less than two minutes of the second period to find what proved to be the game’s winner.
It wasn’t – you won’t be surprised to hear – his only telling contribution. He played a key role in the opening goal of the match, too, firing a sumptuous first-time ball in behind the Newcastle defence for Pedro Neto to run on to down the Chelsea left. Neto then squared for Nicolas Jackson to finish.
It was a landmark goal for Jackson, the strike taking him to 20 Premier League goals. Only four Chelsea players have reached 20 goals in the competition in fewer games than him (44). Jackson moves up to third for the club for non-penalty goals, with none of his coming from the penalty spot.
Alexander Isak scored an equaliser just after the half-hour mark, netting Newcastle’s first non-penalty goal in 436 minutes of action in all competitions, but the visitors weren’t level for long.
Palmer struck shortly after the break, and although Newcastle had a few opportunities in the second half, with Isak particularly dangerous, they ultimately couldn’t find a way back into the match. The result leaves Newcastle and their under-fire manager Eddie Howe languishing in the bottom half of the table.
Chelsea, meanwhile, for a few hours at least, moved into the top four.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Chelsea vs Newcastle United stats from their Premier League meeting at Stamford Bridge.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Chelsea vs Newcastle: Post-Match Facts
- Chelsea have won 10 of their 14 Premier League games since the beginning of May (D2 L2), with only Manchester City (35) winning more points in the competition than the Blues (32) in that period.
- Chelsea (23 years, 89 days) named their second youngest ever starting lineup in a Premier League match, behind only a December 2023 meeting with Crystal Palace (23y 21d).
- In Cole Palmer (7 goals) and Nicolas Jackson (6 goals), this is the first time ever that Chelsea have had two players score six or more goals across their opening nine games of a Premier League season.
- Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana became the fifth player in Premier League history to receive a yellow card in six consecutive appearances after Joey Barton (7), Cheick Tioté, Ciaran Clark and Marcos Rojo.
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