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Newcastle United vs Chelsea - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

Premier League - Gameweek 17

Saturday, 20 Dec 2025 • 12:30

St James Park (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Newcastle United

2 : 2

Chelsea

Goals

Nick Woltemade
1 : 0
4'
4'Nick Woltemade
1 : 0
Nick Woltemade
2 : 0
20'
20'Nick Woltemade
2 : 0
49'
2 : 1
Reece James
2 : 1
Reece James49'
66'
2 : 2
João Pedro
2 : 2
João Pedro66'

Lineups

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Aaron Ramsdale
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Malick Thiaw
DEF
Lewis Hall
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Jacob Ramsey
MID
Lewis Miley
FWD
Jacob Murphy
FWD
Nick Woltemade
FWD
Anthony Gordon

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Robert Sanchez
DEF
Reece James
DEF
Marc Cucurella
DEF
Wesley Fofana
DEF
Trevoh Chalobah
DEF
Malo Gusto
MID
Moisés Caicedo
MID
Cole Palmer
FWD
João Pedro
FWD
Pedro Neto
FWD
Alejandro Garnacho

Substitutes

54'Enzo Fernándezfor Malo Gusto
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
4Chelsea178542917+1229
D
L
D
W
D
11Newcastle United176562322+123
W
D
W
L
D

Last Games

Newcastle United

@Sunderland
0 - 1
vsBurnley
2 - 1
vsTottenham Hotspur
2 - 2
@Everton
4 - 1
vsManchester City
2 - 1

Chelsea

vsEverton
2 - 0
@Bournemouth
0 - 0
@Leeds United
1 - 3
vsArsenal
1 - 1
@Burnley
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

14 Mar 2026
Chelsea0 - 1Newcastle United
14 Mar 2026Chelsea
0 - 1
Newcastle United
20 Dec 2025
Newcastle United2 - 2Chelsea
20 Dec 2025Newcastle United
2 - 2
Chelsea
11 May 2025
Newcastle United2 - 0Chelsea
11 May 2025Newcastle United
2 - 0
Chelsea
27 Oct 2024
Chelsea2 - 1Newcastle United
27 Oct 2024Chelsea
2 - 1
Newcastle United
11 Mar 2024
Chelsea3 - 2Newcastle United
11 Mar 2024Chelsea
3 - 2
Newcastle United

Premier League

Gameweek 17

20 Dec • 12:30
Newcastle United
Chelsea
2 - 2
20 Dec • 15:00
Bournemouth
Burnley
1 - 1
20 Dec • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Sunderland
0 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Manchester City
West Ham United
3 - 0
20 Dec • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford
0 - 2
20 Dec • 17:30
Tottenham Hotspur
Liverpool
1 - 2
20 Dec • 20:00
Everton
Arsenal
0 - 1
20 Dec • 20:00
Leeds United
Crystal Palace
4 - 1
21 Dec • 16:30
Aston Villa
Manchester United
2 - 1
22 Dec • 20:00
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.