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By Alistair MagowanBBC Sport astatine St James' Park
Last updated connected 13 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League
Joe Willock scored his 2nd extremity of the play for NewcastleNewcastle boosted their European ambitions with a connection triumph implicit Chelsea acknowledgment to Joe Willock's delightful goal.
Having slipped to 4th successful the array pursuing Tottenham's triumph implicit Leeds earlier successful the day, Eddie Howe's rejuvenated broadside regained 3rd spot earlier the World Cup break, and volition beryllium successful a Champions League spot astatine Christmas for the archetypal clip since 2001.
A 5th successive Premier League win, against an admittedly out-of-form Chelsea, was achieved with England striker Callum Wilson starting connected the bench, positive a solidity and fluency that their opponents could not match.
Having worked Graham Potter's broadside hard successful the archetypal half, and aft Sean Longstaff wasted 2 large chances soon aft the break, Willock yet recovered a breakthrough erstwhile helium curled successful from 18 yards pursuing a surging tally by Miguel Almiron.
A youthful Chelsea, without Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling, improved successful the 2nd fractional aft the instauration Christian Pulisic.
A Pulisic tally led to a Conor Gallagher shot, which was good saved by Nick Pope, but they could not interruption down a well-drilled Newcastle.
After Liverpool's triumph implicit Southampton, Chelsea's 3rd consecutive Premier League decision means they person slipped to eighth successful the table, 8 points down fourth-placed Tottenham.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22PopeBooked astatine 90mins
- 2TrippierBooked astatine 56mins
- 5Schär
- 4BotmanSubstituted forTargettat 87'minutes
- 33Burn
- 36S LongstaffBooked astatine 90mins
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 28WillockSubstituted forMurphyat 85'minutes
- 24Almirón
- 20WoodSubstituted forWilsonat 76'minutes
- 7Joelinton
Substitutes
- 6Lascelles
- 8Shelvey
- 9Wilson
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 13Targett
- 19Manquillo
- 23Murphy
- 26Darlow
- 32Anderson
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 28AzpilicuetaSubstituted forPulisicat 45'minutes
- 14Chalobah
- 26KoulibalyBooked astatine 89mins
- 12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 7'minutes
- 5JorginhoBooked astatine 30mins
- 8Kovacic
- 67HallSubstituted forCucurellaat 73'minutes
- 23Gallagher
- 19MountSubstituted forZiyechat 73'minutes
- 18BrojaSubstituted forHavertzat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 9Aubameyang
- 10Pulisic
- 13Bettinelli
- 20Zakaria
- 22Ziyech
- 29Havertz
- 32Cucurella
- 56Hutchinson
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:52,264
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0.
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellowish card.
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellowish card.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Hakim Ziyech.
Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Sven Botman due to the fact that of an injury.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
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Newcastle United
Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number20Player nameWood
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number13Player nameTargett
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Chelsea
Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number67Player nameHall
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number32Player nameCucurella
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