Chelsea entertained Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge earlier tonight as they focused on securing a victory at home in the Premier League. The Blues made a quick start to the game and got their noses ahead in the sixth-minute when Nicolas Jackson found the back of the net. However, Newcastle equalised in the 43rd minute thanks to Alexander Isak’s effort. Both teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Cole Palmer restored Chelsea’s lead in the 57th minute before Mykhailo Mudryk put the contest to bed in the 76th minute. Jacob Murphy grabbed a late consolation goal for the Magpies as Mauricio Pochettino’s men secured a hard-fought 3-2 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player performed during the match against the Magpies.
GK: Dorde Petrovic – 5.5/10
He made just one save in the game and won’t be happy after failing to secure a clean sheet in both halves.
RB: Malo Gusto – 7/10
Gusto gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and made one decent run with the ball.
CB: Axel Disasi – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was accurate with his ball distribution.
CB: Trevoh Chalobah – 6/10
Chalobah cleared the danger when he could but was a bit wasteful on the ball.
LB: Marc Cucurella – 7/10
The Spaniard kept things tidy at the back but offered very little going forward.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 7.5/10
Fernandez was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to his name.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 7/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and made two encouraging runs with the ball.
RW: Cole Palmer – 8.5/10
Palmer caused a lot of chaos for the Newcastle defenders and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
CAM: Conor Gallagher – 7.5/10
Gallagher managed to impress at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Raheem Sterling – 6/10
He showed a few flashes of what he can do but failed to threaten the Newcastle goal.
ST: Nicolas Jackson – 8/10
Jackson managed to score early in the game and even made one decent chance in the final third.
Substitutes:
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 7.5/10
He made two decent runs with the ball and deserves credit for scoring in the 76th minute.
CM: Cesare Casadei – N/A
CM: Carney Chukwuemeka – N/A
