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Newcastle United vs Chelsea in the 9th week Premier League it’s done. The Blues won 2-0, and temporarily climbed to the top Premier League standings.
Newcastle vs Chelsea match in St. Petersburg James Park, Saturday (11/21/2020) was running tight. Chelsea appeared nicely, and could excel from the first half through Federico Fernandez’s own goal.
Team Frank Lampard then added to the goal in the second half, through action Tammy Abraham. The 2-0 victory lasted until the fight broke up.
The victory led Chelsea while rising to the top Premier League standings with 18 points from 9 matches. Chelsea’s points are the same as Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur in second and third positions, and one point ahead of Liverpool in level four.
As for Liverpool and Leicester will compete on Monday (11/23/2020) in the morning, and Tottenham face Manchester City, Sunday (22/11/2020) early morning WIB. If Leicester, Tottenham or Liverpool win, Chelsea will again be eroded from the top of the standings they currently lead.
The course of the match
The first threat from Chelsea came in the fourth minute. Timo Werner fired a left-footed shot from inside the penalty box, following N’Golo Kante’s pass, but Karl Darlow kept the ball out.
Then, there are opportunities from Reece James. The Chelsea full-back fired a right footed shot from outside the penalty box, but still slightly off the mark. Same is the case with Mateo Kovacic, where his efforts were also still rising from the Newcastle goal in the 8th minute.
Continuing to press, Chelsea finally got a goal in the 10th minute. Federico Fernandez was forced to score an own goal, failing to anticipate Mason Mount’s cross. Score 1-0 for Chelsea.
After leading, there is no more chance to attend. Newcastle made an attempt in the 28th minute through Joelinton’s feet, but it was off the mark. Two minutes later, Werner’s efforts also failed to produce results.
In the 35th minute, Newcastle built a quick counter attack. Allan Saint-Maximin fired a right-footed shot inside the penalty box, but it was off the mark. Until the match broke up, there were no additional goals. Score 1-0 remained for Chelsea over Newcastle in the first half of the match.
In the second half, Chelsea was still in control of the game. Kurt Zouma opened the Blue’s chances in the second half, with a header in the 55th minute. However, the ball was off the mark.
In the 65th minute, Chelsea’s second goal came. On a quick counter-attack, Werner made a solo run past two Newcastle players, before thrusting the ball at Tammy Abraham in the penalty box. Abraham was able to finish it without difficulty. Score becomes 2-0.
Newcastle tried to reply in the 71st minute. Sean Longstaff fired a long-range shot, and the ball just hit Edouard Mendy’s crossbar.
Three minutes later, Chelsea were able to get their third goal through Werner. However, the goal was disallowed because Werner was caught offside.
In the remaining game time, Newcastle put a lot of pressure on Chelsea. However, the visitors’ rearguard is quite tough, and can defend the net from being conceded. Until the match broke up, the score was 2-0 for Chelsea’s victory over Newcastle.
Lineups of Players
Newcastle United: Darlow, Manquillo (Almiron 65 ‘), Fernandez, Lascelles (Schaer 46’), Clark, Lewis, Murphy, Hayden, Longstaff, Saint-Maximin (Carroll 74 ‘), Joelinton
Chelsea: Mendy, Chilwell (Emerson 82′), Ruediger, Zouma, James, Mount, Kante, Kovacic, Werner (Hudson-Odoi 76′), Ziyech (Giroud 87′), Abraham
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