Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 25 August 2012

Result

Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United

Premier League · Saturday 25 August 2012, 16:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United: match report

Chelsea defeated Newcastle United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 25 August 2012. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Chelsea's goals came from Eden Hazard (22', penalty) and Fernando Torres (45+3'). Newcastle United did not score.

Discipline: Chelsea received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received no yellow cards.

Chelsea went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Newcastle United 15th with 41.

Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newcastle United in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 5 draws and 1 for Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Penalty goal · Eden HazardChelsea · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Fernando TorresChelsea
  • 45+3'Goal · Fernando TorresChelsea · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Chelsea 4, draws 5, Newcastle United 1.

Team news

Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)

Petr Čech, Branislav Ivanović, Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Ryan Bertrand, Juan Mata, John Mikel Obi, Raúl Meireles, Fernando Torres, Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill

Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)

Tim Krul, Danny Simpson, Steven Taylor, Yohan Cabaye, Vurnon Anita, Jonás Gutiérrez, Papiss Demba Cissé, Demba Ba, Fabricio Coloccini, José Faria, Hatem Ben Arfa