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Newcastle stunned Chelsea on Saturday to record a 2-1 victory at St James’ Park to inflict a first defeat of the season on the Blues.
Two goals from substitute Papiss Cisse saw the Magpies take a strong lead midway through the second half, and despite a Didier Drogba consolation and a red card to Steven Taylor, the home side managed to hold on for a famous victory.
There was further drama at the break when Newcastle's reserve goalkeeper Rob Elliot, deputising for the injured Tim Krul, limped off himself and had to be replaced by debutant Jak Alnwick.
Chelsea had been tipped to go the season unbeaten after a strong start to the season saw them go 23 games without defeat. Avoiding defeat at Newcastle would have set a new record, but it wasn’t to be as Chelsea crashed to a first loss in all competitions.
So could anyone outscore Magpies’ hero Cisse?
Click on the gallery below to find out.
Show all 25 1 /25Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Rob Elliot - 6 Unfortunate injury at the end of the first half but did a good job keeping a clean sheet.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Daryl Janmaat - 7 Good performance from the Dutchman, involved in the attacks and pacing the left side.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Fabricio Coloccini - 7 A great display in a solid team performance after returning from a calf injury
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Steven Taylor - 6 Good interceptions which saw Newcastle create dangerous counter attacks but overshadowed by his red card in the 80th minute
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Paul Dummett - 6 Did his job in keeping the Newcastle defence difficult to infiltrate.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Jack Colback - 7 Best chance in the first half and had a crucial pass in the run up to Cisse’s second goal. Played a very solid game.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Cheik Tiote - 6 Poor ball loss which saw Diego Costa almost score in the first half but recovered well later in the game.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Mousa Sissoko - 7 Picked up his second suspension in three games but formed a dangerous duo for the Chelsea defence with Ameobi on the left side.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Shola Ameobi - 6 Looked a bit shaky in his ball control at the start of the game but did a tremendous job imposing very threats to Chelsea.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Remy Cabella - 4 An unnecessary hard tackle early in the game characterised the player’s game today. Did not have an impact on Newcastle’s play today.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Ayoze Perez - 7 Clever pass to Colback which nearly saw him putting Newcastle ahead in the first half. Very good defending from the striker.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Jak Alnwick - 8 Can be very pleased about his first competitive Premier League debut. Solid impression and a few good saves.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Papiss Cisse - 8 Does what a striker needs to do. Two goals in 25 minutes, Cisse proved he is indispensable for Newcastle.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Thibault Courtous - 5 Had some good interceptions but not the Belgians best game. Pulled a Manuel Neuer towards the end.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Branislav Ivanovic - 5 Far from the defender’s best play. Had trouble coping with Newcastle’s attack.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Gary Cahill - 4 Had his fair share in what was a shaky Chelsea defence today.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings John Terry - 5 Would have hoped for a different day. Good chance in the final minutes but definitely not his strongest performance
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Cesar Azpilicueta - 4 Missed interception which saw Newcastle scoring the first goal. Look a bit rattled on the left side.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Jon Obi Mikel - 4 Has not been able to impress in his first start of the season. Needs more pace in the midfield on his side.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Cesc Fabregas - 6 Good free-kick delivery to set up Drogba goal, did his job well in the midfield.
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Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Willian - 6 Good performance from the Brazillian. Looked strong and had few serious challenges.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Eden Hazard - 7 Continued poking for holes in the Newcastle defence and kept the pace up on the left side. Lot’s of energy and a good performance from the Belgian.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Oscar - 5 Good chance with his bicycle kick towards the end of the first half but did not have a massive impact on Chelsea’s play.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Diego Costa - 5 A strong start from the Spaniard. Had a few chances but could not leave his mark on the game.
Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 player ratings Didier Drogba - 8 Most dangerous man on Chelsea’s side after he came on. His goal brought the momentum back to Chelsea.
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