Chelsea v Newcastle United
Line-ups
Who started; on the bench, who came on and for how long
Chelsea4-5-13-5-2Newcastle United
Chelsea bench
- Claudio Pizarro25 minA
- Scott Sinclair14 min
- Steve Sidwell1 min
Newcastle United bench
- David Rozehnal20 min
- Michael Owen16 min
- Mark Viduka1 min
Goals
2–1- 29'1–0Michael EssienChelsea
- 56'1–1Nicky ButtNewcastle United
- 87'2–1Salomon KalouChelsea
Match numbers
16
Shots
310
Shots on target
212
Corners
39
Fouls
111
Yellow cards
20
Red cards
0Who played
| Chelsea | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrique Hilario | 90 | – | ||
| Juliano Belletti | 90 | – | ||
| Alex | 90 | – | ||
| Tal Ben Haim | 90 | – | ||
| Wayne Bridge | 90 | – | ||
| Michael Essien | 90 | 1 | – | |
| John Obi Mikel | 90 | – | ||
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 90 | – | ||
| Salomon Kalou | 90 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Michael Ballack | 76 | – | ||
| Joe Cole | 65 | – | ||
| Claudio Pizarro sub | 25 | 1 | – | |
| Scott Sinclair sub | 14 | – | ||
| Steve Sidwell sub | 1 | – |
| Newcastle United | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Given | 90 | – | ||
| Habib Beye | 90 | – | ||
| Steven Taylor | 90 | – | ||
| Claudio Caçapa | 90 | – | ||
| Charles N'Zogbia | 90 | 1 | – | |
| James Milner | 90 | – | ||
| Nicky Butt | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Abdoulaye Faye | 90 | – | ||
| Damien Duff | 89 | – | ||
| Obafemi Martins | 74 | – | ||
| Alan Smith | 70 | – | ||
| David Rozehnal sub | 20 | – | ||
| Michael Owen sub | 16 | – | ||
| Mark Viduka sub | 1 | – |