Newcastle United suffered late heartbreak as Chelsea came away from St James’ Park with a narrow 2-1 victory.
It was a testing encounter for Rafa Benitez and his side, with the Blues enjoying the vast majority of the ball throughout the course of the match.
Newcastle has their backs to the wall for most of the game but their defensive structure was breached in the later periods as Marcos Alonso was judged to have been unfairly brought down in the area.
Eden Hazard coolly dispatched the penalty beyond Martin Dubravka. However, Chelsea weren’t in the lead for long, as Joselu beat David Luiz to a cross from the right and powered the ball beyond Kepa in the Blues’ net.
Despite the spirited response from Newcastle, Maurizio Sarri’s men came away with all three points after DeAndre Yedlin turned Alonso’s low drive into his own net, helping Chelsea secure a 2-1 win.
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