Following Newcastle’s victory over Chelsea, there are certain tactical permutation of which Frank Lampard and his boys have to do ahead of next game.
Having seen the nature of the game with its intensity as well in the Newcastle vs. Chelsea clash we evaluate the mathematical significance of the game as both teams squared up against each other at the weekend.
Full statistics
Shots on target
Newcastle – 3
Chelsea – 4
Chelsea as stated above had a series of chances missed in the game as Newcastle claimed an unlikely win at home.
Chelsea recorded 4 shots but could not capitalize on this to their own advantage. While Newcastle United had 3 shots on target and produced their win from a resulting set-play at the end of the game.
Shots Off Target
Newcastle – 4
Chelsea – 6
Chelsea also dominated on the missed opportunities as they’ve got 6 shots off target with Chelsea front three Willian, Abraham and Mason Mount the major culprit in this stance.
This cost the visitors immensely as they conceded late against the home side that had just 4 shots on target in the entire 90 minutes.
Possession
Newcastle – 35%
Chelsea – 65%
Newcastle were match winners against the Blues side at home despite having less possession of the ball than their visitor.
Chelsea were superior in midfield as expected due to obvious reasons with the quality Jorginho, N’golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic have got for Chelsea in midfield, though Chelsea failed to convert it to a win.
Corner
Newcastle – 1
Chelsea – 10
Chelsea’s attacking threat resulted in a bulk of corners as United managed only one due to their limited attempt on goal.
Chelsea had 10 corner-kicks as compared to Newcastle lone corner with the likes of Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Michy Batshuayi threaten the Newcastle goal for a break through goal in the game.
Offside
Newcastle – 1
Chelsea – 2
The offside reveals that Chelsea were a bit more desperate to get the goal than Newcastle in the match as they were called into offside on two occasion.
While Newcastle were caught doing the same from an offside position once in the entire match even as also claiming the winning goal of the tie.
Fouls
Newcastle – 9
Chelsea – 14
It was a physical contest, frenetic in nature as both teams were involved in one contention or the other.
Newcastle are aiming to avoid the drop while Chelsea are firmly rooted in the fourth position on the EPL standing.
This ensued that 23 fouls were culminated in the game with Chelsea having 14 fouls with respect to 9 fouls Newcastle United had in the game.
Goal-Kick
Newcastle – 11
Chelsea – 5
Chelsea effort in the match generated five goal-kicks as compared to Newcastle’s 11 goal-kicks in the match.
This was as a result of Chelsea persistence and pressure in the game forcing Newcastle to concede 11 all over their goal-kick.
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