This Thiago Silva mistake vs Newcastle United (VIDEO BELOW) was a rare error from the Chelsea centre back in their game against the Magpies on 25 November. The Thiago defensive mistake for Chelsea came in the 61st minute and allowed Joelinton to make it 3-1 for NUFC. Silva also became Chelsea’s oldest outfield player in this game (a new record at 39 years and 64 days)
Newcastle United
xG Newcastle vs Chelsea 2023 Attendance 52,227 | Expected Goals Match Stats NUFC 4-1 CFC
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea (Crowd attendance of 52,227 at St James Park on 25 November, 2023). A fantastic result for NUFC, with Chelsea’s defending pretty poor in the game.
xG Newcastle 2.25-0.56 Chelsea shots map (Actual score NUFC 4-1 CFC)
1-0 Isak goal vs Chelsea xG 0.46
1-1 Sterling free kick Newcastle xG 0.09
2-1 Lascelles header goal vs Chelsea xG 0.31
3-1 Joelinton goal vs Chelsea xG 0.65
4-1 Gordon goal vs Chelsea xG 0.07
NUFC vs Chelsea 4-1 Match Stats for comparison
(NUFC stats on left; CFC game stats on right)
Bild L’Equipe Newspaper Player Ratings Newcastle vs Borussia Dortmund 2023 Attendance 52,024 0-1 October Champions League
Here is a look at the player ratings from some of Europe’s big newspapers following NUFC’s 1-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund in front of a 52,024 strong crowd at St James Park on 25 October, 2023.
Bild player ratings Newcastle vs Dortmund UCL
(1 very good, 6 very bad)
The German paper had BVB keeper Kobel as the best player on the evening, giving him a 1 rating.
L’Equipe player ratings NUFC 0-1 BVB (1-10 ratings)
L’Equipe gave Kobel a 8/10, and were critical of Trippier and Longstaff, both of whom were given a 3/10 player rating.