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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 1, season 32)
Newcastle United
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
14
Steve MANDANDA1Thomas STRAKOSHA
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
4
Shkodran MUSTAFI727Andrea CONTI
JAUME Vicent Costa Jordá738Faouzi GHOULAM
FERNANDO Francisco Reges847ALLAN Marques Loureiro
Gonzalo Javier RODRÍGUEZ Prado657Domenico CRISCITO
Jordan TORUNARIGHA6Raúl ALBIOL Tortajada
André SCHÜRRLE777Antonio CANDREVA
Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS8Lars STINDL
Dries MERTENS9Edin DZEKO
José María CALLEJÓN Bueno10Wayne ROONEY
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia117Sergej MILINKOVIC-SAVIC
ManagerDean Williams
AYOZE Pérez Gutiérrez12Jordan LOTOMBA
Cédric CARRASSO13Norberto Murara, NETO
Irvin CARDONA14Marcel HALSTENBERG
MARLON Santos da Silva Barbosa715Franck RIBÉRY
XABIER PRIETO Argarate167Simone ZAZA

Newcastle United 3 Chelsea 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 54,799, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Howard WEBB 6½, TV: live)
22p Mertens, 41 Dani Ceballos, 62p MertensScorers14 Rooney, 29 Rooney
66 Callejón <=> MarlonSubstitutions62 Stindl <=> Ribéry, 66 Candreva <=> Zaza
Sendings off
Bookings45+2 Stindl
6Corners10
7Fouls12
3Offsides7
5Shots on3
6Shots off11
11Total shots14
2Shots saved1
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Faouzi GHOULAM
5An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by CRISCITO.
7The Chelsea 'keeper dived to his right to stop a lovely drive from Newcastle United's SCHÜRRLE.
12A free-kick from PHILIPPE COUTINHO went wide.
14GOAL!! A nice run by MILINKOVIC-SAVIC on the left was capped by a delightful cross which ROONEY forced in from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Chelsea)
16ROONEY fired a looping shot wide from just outside the area.
17An exceptional effort from ROONEY scraped the upright.
22GOAL!! A foul on CALLEJÓN inside the area gave Newcastle United a penalty which MERTENS made look easy.
26The motionless Newcastle United 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from MUSTAFI dropped just wide.
29GOAL!! A long goal-kick from CRISCITO caught the Newcastle United defence napping and ROONEY ran on to easily score. (2-1 Chelsea)
31A mix up in the Chelsea defence enabled MERTENS to fire an effort just beyond the far post.
32DANI CEBALLOS nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
39CONTI beat a number of Newcastle United players and fired an effort just beyond the near post.
41GOAL!! A deep cross by MERTENS was met by DANI CEBALLOS who rushed in to score. (2-2)
42CANDREVA shot over.
45A tame shot from ROONEY trickled agonisingly wide.
45+2The referee cautions STINDL.
 
51A deadly shot from MERTENS was pushed over by the 'keeper.
52ROONEY scuffed an easy chance.
53CANDREVA beat RODRÍGUEZ and placed the ball to DZEKO who toe-poked his effort wide.
55DZEKO headed wide.
58A cross from FERNANDO left PHILIPPE COUTINHO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
61A corner bobbled toward RODRÍGUEZ who fired the ball just beyond the far post.
62GOAL!! MERTENS stabbed a penalty beyond STRAKOSHA after CRISCITO had handled just inside the area.
64A fine ball from MUSTAFI on the right bobbled toward SCHÜRRLE who sliced his shot inches wide.
75A accurate pass bobbled toward ROONEY and his left foot effort went narrowly over.
76ALLAN was put clear by MILINKOVIC-SAVIC and he pulled away from the Newcastle United 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.