A medical Anthony Gordon purpose was sufficient to provide Newcastle a well-known win at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea’s top-four hopes took a dangerous blow.
Gordon broke the impasse on 18 minutes, the one purpose of the sport coming from Newcastle’s first significant assault. Tino Livramento slipped Joseph Willock via the centre, and after the midfielder had seen off Reece James, his cut-back throughout the field was stroked dwelling by Gordon from shut vary.
It was a lead Newcastle barely needed to defend. Chelsea dominated possession all through however had been woefully wanting concepts within the ultimate third, with Cole Palmer managing simply two tame efforts within the first half.
A smattering of boos greeted the house aspect off on the interval.
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Liam Rosenior threw on Liam Delap on the break instead of right-back Malo Gusto, however the change made little distinction.
Newcastle sat deep and disciplined, crowding out central areas and irritating Chelsea at each flip. Aaron Ramsdale denied Delap early within the second half, and the goalkeeper’s composure below stress was a continuing thorn in Chelsea’s aspect, incomes him a reserving for time-wasting within the course of.
James struck the publish with a free-kick in stoppage time, and Trevoh Chalobah headed narrowly large from a nook, however Chelsea couldn’t discover a method via.
Joao Pedro nodded onto the roof of the web deep in added time to substantiate the hosts’ distress.
The outcome leaves Chelsea’s grip on a top-four place loosening at a crucial stage of the Premier League season.
For Newcastle, it was an announcement win, and one which retains their very own European push very a lot alive.
