#FT: Newcastle United 4-1 Chelsea
Venue: St. James' Park
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Newcastle United
Nick Pope, Fabian Schär, Jamaal Lascelles (Paul Dummett), Valentino Livramento, Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton , Lewis Miley, Alexander Isak (Matt Ritchie), Anthony Gordon, Miguel Almirón (Alex Murphy).
Subs: Loris Karius, Ben Parkinson, Amadou Diallo, Martin Dúbravka, Michael Ndiweni, Mark Gillespie.
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Chelsea
Robert Sánchez, Benoit Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella, Reece James, Conor Gallagher (Mykhailo Mudryk), Enzo Fernández, Lesley Ugochukwu (Moisés Caicedo), Nicolas Jackson (Armando Broja), Raheem Sterling (Noni Madueke), Cole Palmer (Levi Colwill).
Subs: Ian Maatsen, Alex Matos, Axel Disasi, Djordje Petrovic.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
13' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Miley with a through ball.
22' Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41' Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
59' Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
60' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Chelsea 1. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a set piece situation.
61' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Chelsea 1. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
69' Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Conor Gallagher.
69' Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Nicolas Jackson.
69' Substitution, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
73' Second yellow card to Reece James (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
75' Substitution, Chelsea. Levi Colwill replaces Cole Palmer.
77' Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
81' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Alexander Isak.
83' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Chelsea 1. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a through ball.
86' Substitution, Newcastle United. Paul Dummett replaces Jamaal Lascelles.
87' Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
87' Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Raheem Sterling.
A win, 2 draws, and a loss is still a lot better than I expected when vs Arsenal, Spurs, City, and Newcastle. In fact since the start of the season I'd say this is the first game where the opposition was 100% the better side. We looked disorganized, lacking ideas, could be the international break. First half was a lot better. This is the type of game where Chilwell would have shined, Cucurella is so bad at attacking the left side is barely used. I've noticed Reece's mental isn't really the best either, feels like he gets a pointless yellow every 2 games. A lot to learn from this game and hopefully Poch scalds the players for a lot of the errors today, looked amateur at points. If Newcastle play like this every week they'll finish top 3, really impressed by them in spite of the injuries
I’ll give Reece a chance since he’s been injured for so long but I agree with your other points. Our defence was clearly lacking today and I think the two consecutive goals in the second half killed off their confidence