13:54 CET – It’s that man again, Nick Woltemade! A cross from Anthony Gordon finds the tall striker, and he flicks it home. It’s an incredibly tight offside call that goes to VAR, but after minutes of deliberation, the goal stands and Newcastle have a 2-0 lead over Chelsea midway through the first half.
Woltemade is the fourth Newcastle United player to score twice in the opening 20 minutes of a Premier League game at St. James’ Park, after Andy Cole vs Liverpool in November 1993, Duncan Ferguson vs Southampton in January 2000, and Jacob Murphy vs Tottenham Hotspur in April 2023.
13:34 CET – What a start from the hosts! Nick Woltemade has put last week’s disastrous own goal against rivals Sunerland behind him to open the scoring for Newcastle against Chelsea after just four minutes.
A big goal for the German and his manager, Eddie Howe.
13:30 CET – We are underway in the Premier League for what is one of the biggest games of the day as Newcastle United welcome Chelsea to St James’ Park.
Listen to the game live with us right here.
13:07 CET – Over to LaLiga, where managerless Real Oviedo will look to end a six-match scoreless run as they welcome European contenders Celta Vigo to town for the first time in 25 years.
The home side are on their third manager of the season, with Uruguayan Guillermo Almada stepping into the breach as they look for their second win of the campaign, something to move them, bit by bit, towards safety.
Things are looking far more rosy for Vigo. They have won five of their last seven league games, including a 2-0 victory over Athletic Club last time out.
Can they continue their good form this afternoon? Find out from 14:00 CET.
12:28 CET – Our first game of the day is a big one, as Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United host fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League’s early kick-off.
The Magpies have won eight of their last nine matches at St James’ Park, while Enzo Maresca’s men will be hoping to end a four-game losing run in away head-to-heads.
Follow the match from 13:30 CET here.
10:30 CET – Good morning and welcome to our Football Tracker on what promises to be a thrilling weekend of action before Christmas!
We’ve got a massive Saturday ahead as Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all take to the field in the Premier League, while Juventus host Roma in a mouthwatering clash in Serie A this evening.
Read more: Arsenal facing tricky Everton test
Read more: Liverpool targeting win at Spurs
Here are today’s headline games:
Newcastle United vs Chelsea – 13:30 CET
Manchester City vs West Ham – 16:00 CET
RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen – 18:30 CET
Tottenham vs Liverpool – 18:30 CET
Juventus vs Roma – 20:45 CET
Everton vs Arsenal – 21:00 CET
Real Madrid vs Sevilla – 21:00 CET
