This Sunday, at the beginning of the afternoon, Newcastle United received Chelsea on his lawn on behalf of the 36th day of the Premier League. The Magpies did not take long to take the advantage in their lair of St James' Park. In the 2nd minute, Sandro Tonali found the path of the nets of the left foot, at the reception of a center from the left side of Jacob Murphy (1-0).
After the break, the men of Enzo Maresca could not return to the score despite a clear domination (62 % possession against 38 %). A sign of sterile domination, the blues only had three shots, certainly all framed, against two for the Toons.
Intractable pope, Guimaraes seals the Magpies' victory
Marc Cucurella, author of a strike at the ground of the left foot after the hour of play, and Enzo Fernandez's attempt in the 83rd minute did not succeed in worrying Nick Pope. At the end of the match, Bruno Guimaraes was breaking a rolled foot shot, deflected by Malo Gusto (2-0, 90th).
The meeting ended with this score in favor of Newcastle. These three points allow the Geordies to return to 3rd place, to an arsenal point (2nd), but also to a length of Manchester City (4th). For its part, Chelsea retains its 5th place, the last qualifier for the Champions League, under the threat of Aston Villa, 6th, equal points.
