Chelsea’s Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game and handed his side a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United in the English Premier League. The Blues won their fifth consecutive match in the league and ended the nine-match unbeaten run of their visitors.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What were the xT creation zones for Chelsea? How many shots were attempted from Newcastle United from inside the opposition’s 18-yard box?
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Thomas Tuchel was without his first and second-choice full-backs. Malang Sarr started on the left, and Hakim Ziyech started on the right side. Timo Werner accompanied fellow German, Kai Havertz, in the attack.
The average position of the playing XI shows that Chelsea played in a four-at-the-back formation, with Trevoh Chalobah operating in the full-back role. Jorginho formed a defensive cover in front of the two centre-backs.
Eddie Howe lined up his side in a 5-4-1 formation, with Chris Wood leading the line. Bruno Guimares was one of the three new signings who featured in the playing XI.
The average position of the starting XI shows that the forward players dropped into the midfield and defended the goal for their side.
Chelsea dominated possession in the final 30 minutes of the game, having 70% of the ball throughout the match. Tuchel’s men created 22 positional attacks, one more than Newcastle United. The Magpies showed aerial dominance and won more than 50% of their aerial duels.
Kai Havertz attempted the most shots in the match and created the highest xG rate. His teammate, N’Golo Kante, attempted seven passes into the opposition’s final third and was the highest dribbler of the ball for his side. Chris Wood showed some aerial dominance and won the highest number of aerial duels.
Chelsea attempted eight shots, and three of them were on target. Of these eight shots, five were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Newcastle United attempted seven shots, four of them from inside the opposition’s penalty box. They managed to hit the target twice in the match.
The xT timeline shows that both teams created a few threats in the first 60 minutes of the match. Chelsea started to dominate the last phase and created a lot of threats towards the end of the match, eventually scoring a goal. Tuchel’s men only attempted three shots in the second half.
Andreas Christensen reached three figures for ‘attempted passes’ in the match. The Danish international attempted 100 passes, and 27 of them were towards Antonio Rudiger.
Matt Targett was the highest passer of the ball for Newcastle United. The left-back attempted 34 passes. Striker Chris Wood was on the receiving end of most passes.
Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount attempted three smart passes each in the match. Antonio Rudiger attempted 70 passes, and four of them landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Newcastle United players attempted two smart passes and failed to deliver on both of them. They also attempted five crosses with a 20% success rate. Of these five crosses, four were attempted from the right side.
The threat creation zones for Chelsea were from the wider sides. Hakim Ziyech created the highest threat from passes for the home team.
N’Golo Kante attempted six dribbles and created the highest threat from dribbles for his side. His teammate, Hakim Ziyech, was one dribble behind him but failed to create any threats.
Newcastle United players created fewer threats in the final third. Matt Targett created the greatest threat from passes for the Magpies.
Jacob Murphy attempted the most dribbles in the match. His eight dribbles created the greatest threats in the match.
The home team players were unable to win most of their defensive duels. Trevoh Chalobah, N’Golo Kante, and Kai Havertz won two duels each for their side.
Trevoh Chalobah contested seven aerial duels and won four of them. They won five duels in the defensive third.
Once again, the Blues failed to win most of their duels. Kai Havertz contested ten duels and lost all of them.
Newcastle United players won nine defensive duels in the middle and ten in the defensive third. Dan Burn and Jamal Lascelles won four duels each for their side.
The Magpies won seven aerial duels in the final third. Chris Wood contested 14 duels and won six of them.
Newcastle United players also failed to win most of their loose ball duels. Chris Wood contested eight duels, but he failed to win any of them.
The Blues won seven corners, four from the left side. They also won 19 free-kicks, seven of them inside the opposition’s half.
The away team only won two corners, one each from either side. Newcastle United won most of their throw-ins inside the opposition’s half.
Chelsea left it late to take all three points against a tough opponent. They are likely to finish third behind Liverpool and Manchester City in the league.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs Newcastle United