CHELSEA 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED (KAI HAVERTZ 89′)
Kai Havertz’s late strike handed Chelsea a valuable 1-0 win over Newcastle United in their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.
The German produced a sublime touch and finish from Jorginho’s cross to deliver the three points for the Blues on what was a frustrating afternoon for the home side.
Newcastle will feel mightily aggrieved as Havertz could have seen red for an elbow on Dan Burn in the first half.
While Jacob Murphy should have been awarded a penalty after being brought down in the box by Trevoh Chalobah.
However, The decisions went the way of the Blues, and it turned out to be a vital factor in the contest’s outcome.
Starting Lineup:
CHELSEA (3-4-3): Edouard Mendy;
Trevoh Chalobah, Andreas Christensen, Antonio Rudiger;
Hakim Ziyech, N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Malang Sarr; Mason Mount, Timo Werner, Kai Havertz.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (5-4-1): Martin Dubravka;
Javier Manquillo, Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles, Dan Burn, Matt Targett;
Jacob Murphy, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Miguel Almiron; Chris Wood.
Goals:
1-0 CHELSEA. Havertz latches on to a precise cross from Jorginho and takes a touch before firing past Dubravka to hand Chelsea the lead with minutes to play. Jorginho arcs a perfect ball over the top for the German in the right-inside channel. Havertz raids behind Burn and takes the ball out of the air with one touch. With his second, he dispatches his strike into the back of the net.
So, what’s next for Chelsea and Newcastle?
As the debate continues over the club’s future, Chelsea is scheduled to be in action against Lille in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash on Wednesday on the road.
Meanwhile, Newcastle faces Everton in their next outing at Goodison Park in the Premier League.
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