Cole Palmer produced “one of the greatest passes in Premier League history” to help Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea thought they had taken an early lead when Nicolas Jackson Palmer headed home, but despite the England striker beating Nick Pope, his shot was denied by the video assistant referee. [VAR] for the tightest side against the striker, who had moved a little further than Fabian Schar.
That home disappointment was short-lived, however, as the Blues soon made a breakthrough after what Jamie Carragher called “one of the best passes I’ve ever seen in the Premier League” League” when Palmer’s terrific ball freed Pedro Neto in space. with the goal. left.
The Portuguese forward, starting in place of Jadon Sancho on the Chelsea left bench, did well to avoid Schar’s tackle on the backline, before taking on an unmarked Jackson for his tenth goal in 14 his last league games for the Blues.
The visitors, who felt they should have been awarded a penalty when captain Bruno Guimaraes appeared to be brought down by Levi Colwill, equalized just after half an hour from goal. a team that worked well, although only after another poor balance.
However, Alexander Isak failed to go wide before heading in an inviting ball from Lewis’s left wing as the Magpies scored for the first time in three league games and were level at the break. .
But Newcastle, without the injured Anthony Gordon, were not level for long as the hosts retook the lead just 75 seconds into the second half after losing the ball midway through, allowing Romeo Lavia to feed Palmer, who somehow beat Nick Pope. a fence He scored his 17th Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge in 2024, the most of any player in a calendar year at the stadium.
There was late drama for both teams as Isak saw his close header cleared off the line by Reece James, before failing to score after collecting Robert Sanchez, only to be denied by Wesley Fofana before he could put the ball in an empty space. . net
And then Chelsea’s penalty in stoppage time was overturned by VAR, who deemed Dan Burn’s pull on Christopher Nkunku insufficient to warrant a penalty.
As a result, Enzo Maresca sees his youth team (the Italian has fielded the youngest in Premier League history this season) rise to fourth place in the table before the final games on Sunday afternoon, while Newcastle are in 12th place after his departure. through a fifth league game without a win for the first time since March 2023.
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2024-10-27 23:01:00
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