On 28 May, one of the matches of the 38th round of the English football championship took place. Chelsea (London) and Newcastle (England) met.
English Premier League, round 38.
Chelsea (London ) v Newcastle (England) - 1:1 (1-1)
Goals: Trippier (27) - Anthony Gordon (9)
Chelsea and Newcastle shared points in a thrilling Premier League match that ended 1-1 at Stamford Bridge. Both sides showed attacking intent from the start, but it was Newcastle who struck first in the 9th minute thanks to a goal from A. Gordon. This goal seemed to wake up Chelsea, who relentlessly pushed forward and got their reward in the 27th minute when K. Trippier sent the ball into his own goal. The match was an evenly contested affair as the teams headed to the locker room at half-time with the score at 1-1. Chelsea started the second half from the opening minutes and made their intentions clear by fielding T. Chalobach in place of V. Fofana in the 46th minute.
This move paid off as Chelsea dominated the second half and created several chances to take the lead. Chelsea continued to put pressure on the Newcastle defence and quickly made two more substitutions. C. Havertz was replaced by Joao Felix in the 59th minute and R. Loftus-Cheek came on in place of C. Cukwuemek in the 60th minute. Newcastle, on the other hand, were keen to play on the counter-attack and made two substitutions in the 69th minute, replacing A. Saint-Maximin with C. Wilson and J. Murphy for A. Gordon. Newcastle also made two more substitutions in the 76th minute: M. Targett was replaced by D. The United States' second substitute was D. Byrne and E. Anderson was replaced by L. Miley. Chelsea, smelling the smell of blood, made a fourth substitution in the 70th minute, replacing K. Gallagher with M. Kovacic. The substitution seemed to have an immediate impact on the game as Chelsea looked even more dangerous going forward. They continued to create chances but could not find a way to score. With the match hanging in the balance, both sides made last minute substitutions in the final minutes of the game. N. Madueke replaced K. Pulisic for Chelsea in the 89th minute and A. Isak came on in place of J. Lewis for Newcastle. Despite the best efforts of both teams, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea will be disappointed not to convert their chances, but they will take solace in the fact that they dominated the second half. Newcastle, on the other hand, will be happy to leave Stamford Bridge with a point. A draw leaves Chelsea in a good position to finish in the top four, while Newcastle will be confident of their solid defence.
| Chelsea | Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 19 | Shots | 13 |
| 8 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 9 | Offences | 10 |
| 10 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 65% | Possession of the ball | 35% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 568 | Total assists | 313 |
| 508 | Accurate passes | 260 |
| 89% | Accuracy of transmissions | 83% |