Newcastle’s Gordon Lights Up The Scoreboard as Team Surpasses Blues 4-1!
Player ratings as Gordon fires Newcastle past lacklustre Chelsea Newcastle United hindered Chelsea’s pursuit of a top-four finish in the Premier League with a narrow 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Anthony Gordon decided the match in the 18th minute with a simple tap-in after Tino Livramento and Joe Willock completely outplayed the Blues’ backline. Despite generating 67% possession and a 1.
42 xG, Liam Rosenior’s side failed to get on the scoresheet in the Premier League for the first time since early December. As a result, they could lose further ground on the top four, with Manchester United and Aston Villa facing off against each other tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Magpies have whittled down the gap on the top six to six points.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Robert Sanchez (7/10) – His defence let him down for the goal. Still made several decent saves to keep his side in the game until the end. Marc Cucurella (6/10) – Fared well defensively but had too many erratic decisions in attack despite constantly finding himself in promising positions.
Trevoh Chalobah (4/10) – Lost track of Willock for the opening goal and had all sorts of problems against Gordon throughout the match. Wesley Fofana (5/10) – Like his centre-back colleague, the Frenchman didn’t inspire much confidence. Picked up a booking for a cynical tackle early in the first half.
Malo Gusto (3/10) – Rosenior’s decision to take him off at half-time perhaps best illustrates the type of game he had in the opening 45 minutes. Reece James (6/10) – Far from impressive from the Chelsea captain. Had some crucial interceptions at the back, but had nothing to offer in the final third.