Willian helps Chelsea sink Newcastle United
It was an intense match between Chelsea and Newcastle United in the English Premier League week 22 fixture at the Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea went up early in the match thanks to a 9th-minute strike by Pedro. After the goal, the Blues fail to capitalise on their early lead and 40 minutes into the match Ciaran Clark levelled the scoreline. The match ended 1 – 1 in the first half. Willian gave the home team the lead again in the 57th minute and that was enough for them to nick the victory.
Sarri men held on to that lead till the final whistle and they took all the points. Chelsea now have 47 points and are still 4th on the EPL log which is 6 points above Arsenal and 1 point below Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle United, on the other hand, are now in the relegation zone with 18 points.
Match Highlights
Current Form
Chelsea: WLWWD
Newcastle: WDLDL
Confirmed starting XI
Chelsea:
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Antonio Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Jorginho
N’Golo Kante
Eden Hazard
Pedro
Mateo Kovacic
Willian
Cesar Azpilicueta
David Luiz
Newcastle:
Sean Longstaff
Christian Atsu
DeAndre Yedlin
Florian Lejeune
Ayoze Perez
Isaac Hayden
Matt Ritchie
Martin Dubravka
Salomon Rondon
Jamaal Lascelles
Ciaran Clark
Live Updates:
Pedro gets the first goal in the 9th minute.
Ciaran Clark equalised for the visitors in the 40th minute.
The teams are tied after 45 minutes of intense football.
Willian gave the home team the lead again in the 57th minute.
Its full time at the Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took all the points.
Livescore:
81″ Chelsea 02 – 01 Newcastle United