Newcastle vs Chelsea LIVE: Guimaraes clinches win late on in crucial Premier League clash
Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea: Nicolas Jackson saw red as the visitors suffered a costly defeat
Newcastle closed in on a Champions League place as they battled past a 10-man Chelsea in a crucial Premier League clash.
Eddie Howe’s side, roared on by a home crowd in full voice, climbed up to third in the table with a vital 2-0 victory having begun the day level on points with their opponents. Sandro Tonali gave them a perfect start in the opening minutes before Bruno Guimaraes sealed the three points with a deflected strike late on.
The telling moment in the chase for a top-five place may have come from a Chelsea player, though, with Nicolas Jackson dismissed after a moment of madness. The striker looks set to miss the rest of the season through suspension after thrusting a forearm into the face of Sven Botman, with Enzo Maresca’s men toiling thereafter without a forward replacement on the bench. A meeting with Manchester United is followed by a trip to face Nottingham Forest on the final day for Chelsea with their Champions League chances now seemingly in real peril.
Follow all of the latest from the Premier League fixture in our live blog below:
Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea, 6 minutes
Ooh, that looks unpleasant for Harvey Barnes. It was a knock of knees with Trevoh Chalobah, though Barnes will try to run it off.
Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea, 5 minutes
This is a bit of a concern for Newcastle - Harvey Barnes goes down having been limping around for a minute or so.
Jacob Murphy is at right-wing-back with Tino Livramento over on the left, and Sven Botman, Fabian Schar and Dan Burn making up the back three for the hosts.
GOAL! NEWCASTLE 1-0 Chelsea (Sandro Tonali, 3 minutes)
What a noise! Newcastle strike first - and fast!
Sandro Tonali taps it home! Newcastle’s new system causes Chelsea all sorts of problems, Anthony Gordon first stressing the left edge before Romeo Lavia gives the ball away to allow Jacob Murphy to explore the right. His ball across evades Harvey Barnes but not the Italian midfielder, who knocks it past Robert Sanchez to give Newcastle a perfect start.
Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea, 2 minutes
Enzo Fernandez swings it in...straight to Jacob Murphy at the front post. Not the Chelsea captain’s best.
It looks like a back three from Eddie Howe.
Newcastle 0-0 Chelsea, 1 minute
Neat feet from Pedro Neto, a deft Cruyff turn taking him past a couple of would-be tacklers to create space for a crossing opportunity. It’s deflected behind for a corner. Bright start from Chelsea into the shadows that cloak the Newcastle box.
Up lumber the big men.
KICK OFF!
A peep of the referee’s whistle and we are underway at St James’ Park.
Newcastle vs Chelsea
It’s a glorious day on Tyneside, the sun beating down and the fans in full voice. It’s high noon and a possible top-five shootout - what more could you want?
Newcastle vs Chelsea
Eddie Howe has been back in front of a TNT Sports microphone ahead of kick off: “I think we know the importance of the game and what’s around it, especially after yesterday’s result.
“Hopefully we’ll see Kieran Trippier and Joe Willock before the end of the season, but there’s no guarantee of that. It obviouslty changes the balance of the team, but Sven Botman and Anthony Gordon have their own qualities. Anthony made a difference last week.
“Learning from our two games against them this season at Stamford Bridge, they showed their qualities. We anticipate a really good game today. We are at home and that’s got to be used to our advantage.”
And Newcastle's remaining fixtures are...
Arsenal and Everton follow this fixture for Newcastle - three home points would be handy, you’d suggest.
Remaining fixtures
11 May: Chelsea (H)
18 May: Arsenal (A)
25 May: Everton (H)
Chelsea's fixtures to come...
Victory today would be hugely significant for Chelsea, with a meeting with fellow top-five hopefuls Nottingham Forest still to come before the season is out. A penultimate game against Manchester United might be neatly timed given Ruben Amorim’s focus on Europa League success:
11 May: Newcastle (A)
16 May: Manchester United (H)
25 May: Nottingham Forest (A)
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