Stoke City Triumphs Over Manchester United, Captivating Local Hearts!
Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle United: Magpies win at The Bridge to keep European hopes alive Newcastle United picked up a crucial win at Stamford Bridge this afternoon, their second ever win there in the Premier League and a first since 2012. Anthony Gordon netted the sole goal of the evening, pushing his side closer to European football next season. As It Happened Eddie Howe made six changes to his side following their 1-1 draw with Barcelona in midweek, whilst Chelsea made just two changes to their starting XI, those being Robert Sánchez regaining his spot between the sticks due to Filip Jörgensen missing out with a groin injury and Alejandro Garnacho replacing the suspended Pedro Neto.
It was the hosts who came closest in the opening stages, when Reece James’ corner found the head of Wesley Fofana but he Frenchman couldn’t find the target. Minutes later, Cole Palmer flashed the ball narrowly wide after breaking free inside the penalty area. However, it was Newcastle who found the opener in the 18th minute through Gordon who tapped into a virtually empty net after being set up by Joe Willock rounding off a lovely counter-attack.
That’s goals in back-to-back Premier League games now for Gordon, perhaps the winger could start eyeing up a spot in England’s World Cup squad if this form continues. Fofana picked up the first yellow card of the game a few minutes later, for a foul on the goalscorer. He was shortly joined by Moises Caicedo who brought down Nick Woltemade just inside the Chelsea half.
A VAR check came in the 35th minute for a potential Newcastle penalty after James appeared to drag Malick Thiaw down in the box, however it was not given. Moments later, at the other end of the pitch, Palmer stung the palms of Aaron Ramsdale with a left footed strike from the edge of the area. A break in play followed to allow the players that are observing Ramadan to break their fast.
The Magpies came close to doubling their lead through Willock but his strike was well saved by Sánchez, bringing the first-half to a close. Chelsea made a change at the break with Liam Delap replacing Malo Gusto, as the hosts look to get more on the fromt foot in the second period. Newcastle almost played themselves into deep trouble early in the second-half, but Ramsdale managed to clear the ball into a Chelsea player, resulting in a goal kick for the visitors.
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