Newcastle vs Chelsea

Newcastle face Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday 20 December 2025, kick-off 12:30 UTC at St. James' Park, Newcastle.

Newcastle are 12th with 49 points from 38 games, while Chelsea are 10th with 52. That leaves Chelsea 3 points ahead.

At home this season Newcastle average 1.9 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game; on the road Chelsea average 1.7 scored and 1.4 conceded. Newcastle have kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 9 times; Chelsea have 9 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Newcastle have scored 4 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Chelsea have scored 5 and conceded 4 in their last 5 matches, with 0 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Newcastle come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Chelsea have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in the same window. Newcastle currently sit 12th on 49 points, with Chelsea placed 10th on 52 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 8 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 90% probability at odds of 1.11.

• Chelsea have the better recent form (7 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Newcastle have scored 53 goals this season compared with 58 for Chelsea.
• Defensively, Newcastle have conceded 55 and Chelsea have conceded 52.
• League positions: Newcastle 12th, Chelsea 10th.
• Newcastle have won 10 of 19 home matches in this competition.
• Chelsea have won 7 of 19 away matches in this competition.

• Newcastle at home: 10 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games.
• Chelsea away from home: 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 19 games.
• Newcastle have taken 4 points from their last 5 matches.
• Chelsea have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Newcastle have won 3, Chelsea have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 14 March 2026, finished Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle.