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– (Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea). Premier League matchday 13. The competition between two teams with real potential and ambition, Newcastle and Chelsea, took place extremely tense and dramatic.
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Video Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea
Newcastle has 4 points more than Chelsea. That is the motivation of the two teams entering this match. One side needs points to close the gap with the top 4, the other side aims to get close to the opponent.
With home advantage, Newcastle entered the match extremely confident and attacked proactively. In the 13th minute, Chelsea’s defense system made a mistake when Cucurella did not rise to catch offside. Thanks to that, Isak’s goal was recognized. Before that, Miley had an extremely delicate assist for her teammates to score.
But Newcastle’s advantage only lasted 10 minutes. Because in the 23rd minute, Raheem Sterling’s perfect free kick helped Chelsea equalize. Before that, it was Sterling who made the move that caused Trippier to foul and receive a yellow card, creating conditions for Chelsea to get a free kick.
Some time later, the two teams played tit-for-tat. Enzo Fernandez tested goalkeeper Nick Pope and Trippier took a free kick and hit the crossbar. However, the first half ended without either side scoring any more goals.
The second half saw Chelsea’s defense playing so poorly that it was difficult to understand. In the 60th minute, coach Pochettino’s team conceded a second goal after a dangerous header from Lascelles. Just a few dozen seconds later, Thiago Silva made a mistake, causing the West London team to concede another goal.
In the 73rd minute, captain Reece James increased the difficulty for Chelsea with a silly second yellow card. From here, Chelsea completely collapsed and received another goal from Anthony Gordon in the 83rd minute. “The Blues therefore left with a very heavy defeat.
FT: Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea
Scored
Newcastle: Isak 13′, Lascelles 60′, Joelinton 61′, Gordon 83′
Chelsea: Sterling 23′
Start lineups
Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Hall; Longstaff, Miley, Willock; Almiron, Gordon, Joelinton.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Enzo; Palmer, Sterling, Gallagher; Jackson.
In this round, Chelsea will face host Newcastle – the team ranked 7th with 20 points. Newcastle’s advantage is that St. James’ Park but they are playing very badly. In the last 2 matches, Newcastle lost with a score of 0-2. At this time, Chelsea is not afraid of being guests anywhere, when they have an unbeaten streak when they have to leave Stamford Bridge with a record of 1 draw and 3 wins.
In the last 3 winning matches alone, Chelsea scored an average of more than 2 goals against the opponent and only conceded twice. Moreover, in 4 away games against Newcastle, Chelsea won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Given Newcastle’s poor performance, it is possible that The Blues will have fun again.
Maika