After the draw (1-1) in the clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, the 13th day of the Premier League continued this Saturday afternoon, with five matches scheduled for 4 p.m. At St James’ Park, Newcastle, seventh at kick-off, welcomed Chelsea, tenth. Aligned in 4-3-3 with Guimaraes, Joelinton and Gordon, the Magpies, who hoped to build confidence before meeting PSG in the Champions League, were quick to make the difference through Isak, author of a beautiful cross shot from the right (1-0, 12th).
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Surprised from the start, the Blues let the storm pass and equalized with a marvel from Sterling. On a direct free kick, the English striker placed the leather in Pope’s left corner (1-1, 23rd). Back to back at the break, the two teams would finally decide after returning from the locker room. Overall dominant in the game, Newcastle were rewarded on the hour mark. If Lascelles cut a cross from Gordon to restore the advantage to his team (2-1, 60th), Joelinton pushed the Blues in stride (3-1, 61st). In control, rigorous defensively and with numerical superiority after the expulsion of Reece James, the Magpies scored a new goal thanks to Gordon (4-1, 84th) and secured a seventh victory this season to move up to 6th place.
Newcastle responds to PSG!
A perfect scenario before moving to Parisian lands, what’s more after the offensive festival (5-2) achieved by PSG against AS Monaco, Friday evening. At the Parc des Princes, the Toons, 4th in group F, will indeed have no room for error in hoping to reach the round of 16 of the competition. Considering the performance achieved by Miguel Almiron’s partners, this new Franco-English clash promises, in any case, sparks between two ultra-realistic formations on the offensive level.
In other matches, Brighton, reduced to ten at the end of the match, overthrew Nottingham Forest (3-2) and climbed to 7th place. For its part, promoted Luton snatched victory against Crystal Palace (2-1). Opposed to Sheffield United, Bournemouth had a second success in a row (3-0) and distanced themselves from the red zone. Finally, Burnley – in great danger – came very close to a second success in the league against West Ham but finally collapsed in the last moments (1-2) on a goal from Soucek (90+1).
All results from 4 p.m.
Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea: Isak (13th), Lascelles (60th), Joelinton (61st) and Gordon (84th) / Sterling (23rd)
Luton 2-1 Crystal Palace: Mengy (72nd) and Brown (83rd) / Olise (74th)
Sheffield United 1-3 Bournemouth : McBurnie (90+7th) / Tavernier (12th, 51st) and Kluivert (45+3rd)
Burnley 1-2 West Ham : Rodriguez (49th, sp) / O’Shea (86th, csc) and Soucek (90+1st)
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brighton : Elanga (3rd) and Gibbs-White (76th, sp) / Ferguson (26th) and Joao Pedro (45+4th, 58th, sp)
