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Newcastle beat Chelsea with superb second-half showing

25 Nov 2023
Anthony Gordon

Two goals in 90 seconds help Magpies move up to sixth with a 4-1 win at St James' Park

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Two goals in as many second-half minutes helped Newcastle United to a 4-1 win over Chelsea at St James' Park. 

Jamaal Lascelles and Joelinton scored in the 60th and 61st minutes, the second after a big Thiago Silva error, to take Newcastle up to sixth and give them a fifth successive home win in the Premier League. 

Chelsea had cancelled out Alexander Isak's opener through a stunning Raheem Sterling free-kick in the first half, but could not come from behind for a second time after Reece James was sent off in the 73rd minute for two bookable offences. 

Anthony Gordon scored a late fourth for Newcastle to add to his assist earlier in the match.

How the match unfolded 

Newcastle welcomed Isak back from injury, and on his first start since 8 October the Swede scored after just 13 minutes. He beat Robert Sanchez from close range after a defence-splitting pass by Lewis Miley, who, at 17 years and 208 days old became the sixth-youngest player to assist a Premier League goal, after Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney, Jonathan Leko, Cesc Fabregas and Jordon Ibe.

Chelsea, who left Moises Caicedo on the bench and gave Benoit Badiashile a first start of the Premier League season, levelled on 23 minutes. Sterling won a free-kick and picked himself up to take it, bending in a stunner.

Joelinton had a huge chance to put Newcastle back ahead but headed Kieran Trippier's corner wide of the goal with Sanchez stranded, one of the biggest misses of the season so far.

Nick Pope then denied Enzo Fernandez before Trippier crashed a free-kick against the crossbar as the match stayed 1-1 at half-time.

But Newcastle took the match away from their visitors just after the hour mark, when Lascelles headed in his first Premier League goal for over two years, from Gordon's cross, before Joelinton scored almost immediately from the restart. 

Cole Palmer passed back to Thiago Silva, who got his feet caught up and allowed Joelinton to score in a 1v1 with Sanchez.

Chelsea captain James was given a red card in the 73rd minute, making a mistake of his own to give possession to Gordon before bringing the winger down and receiving a second yellow card. 

To make matters worse, Marc Cucurella was booked for dissent for his fifth yellow card of the season, meaning both of Chelsea's full-backs are suspended for the home match against Brighton & Hove Albion next Sunday. 

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Newcastle rubbed salt into Chelsea's wounds when Gordon added a goal to his assist, striking into the far-right corner after a pass by Miguel Almiron

It means Newcastle have 23 points, three behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea stay 10th, with 16 points.

See: Newcastle report | Chelsea report

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Did you know?

Newcastle United have won consecutive Premier League home games against Chelsea for the first time since a run of three in December 2014, scoring four goals in the competition against the Blues for just the second time, last doing so in September 1994 (4-2).

Chelsea have conceded four goals in consecutive Premier League games for the very first time, shipping 4+ goals as many times as in their previous 56 matches in the competition (2).

Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon has both scored (1) and assisted (1) in a Premier League game for the third time (once for Everton, twice for Newcastle), while it’s the first time he’s done so at St James’ Park.

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