Newcastle United vs Chelsea Live Football Score 20/12/25
Newcastle United vs Chelsea Live Football Score 20/12/25
Newcastle United is going head to head with Chelsea starting on 20 Dec 2025 at 12:30 UTC at St James’ Park stadium, Newcastle upon Tyne city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League.
Event details:
NAME: Newcastle United – Chelsea
DATE: 20 Dec 2025
TIME: 12:30 UTC
VENUE: St James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
We kick Saturday off with an entertaining encounter as Newcastle United look to bounce back from their derby loss to Sunderland by hosting Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea. Later, we will have other matches such as Manchester City against West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur hosting Liverpool.
Newcastle continued their Carabao Cup defence with a stoppage-time winner against Fulham, a positive step after last weekend’s insipid showing in the Wear-Tyne defeat away to Sunderland.
The Magpies had entered the derby on a four-game unbeaten league run but currently sit 12th in the table – a reflection of their inconsistency so far. They will hope this season unfolds like the previous one, when they were also 12th at the same stage, just one point better off than now, but went on to earn Champions League qualification.
While Newcastle’s safety-first approach last Sunday meant they rarely troubled Sunderland – with an expected goals return of just 0.25 from six shots – their defensive frailties have become cause for ongoing concern.
Newcastle started the season with five clean sheets in their opening seven league games but have conceded in each of their subsequent nine top-flight fixtures, shipping 15 goals. They haven’t gone longer without a clean sheet since a 14-match streak in 2021, the last three of which came with Howe in charge.
The underlying numbers show that Newcastle are allowing their opponents significantly more shots and higher quality chances over the past nine games, while defensive errors have crept in and they’re losing the ball more often within 40 metres.
