Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007

Result

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle United

Premier League · Saturday 29 December 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle United: match report

Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 29 December 2007. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Michael Essien opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Michael Essien (28') and S. Kalou (87'). Newcastle United scored through Nicky Butt (55').

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Chelsea were 3rd on 38 points from 19 and Newcastle United 11th on 26 points from 19. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 83 points, and Newcastle United 12th with 43.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-5-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.

Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-W-L-W-W and Newcastle United's L-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · AlexChelsea
  • 12'Yellow card · Abdoulaye Diagne-FayéNewcastle United
  • 28'Goal · Michael EssienChelsea · 1-0
  • 55'Goal · Nicky ButtNewcastle United · 1-1
  • 87'Goal · S. KalouChelsea · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · Shay GivenNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 5, draws 2, Newcastle United 3.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (4-5-1)

Hilário, Wayne Bridge, Tal Ben Haim, Alex, Juliano Haus Belletti, Michael Essien, John Mikel Obi, Michael Ballack, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou, Joe Cole

Newcastle United line-up (4-5-1)

Shay Given, Damien Duff, Cláudio Caçapa, Abdoulaye Faye, Steven Taylor, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Obafemi Martins, Alan Smith, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt