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By Alistair MagowanBBC Sport at St James' Park
Last updated on 2 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
Joe Willock scored his second goal of the season for NewcastleNewcastle boosted their European ambitions with a statement win over Chelsea thanks to Joe Willock's delightful goal.
Having slipped to fourth in the table following Tottenham's win over Leeds earlier in the day, Eddie Howe's rejuvenated side regained third spot before the World Cup break, and will be in a Champions League place at Christmas for the first time since 2001-02.
A fifth successive Premier League win, against an admittedly out-of-form Chelsea, was achieved with England striker Callum Wilson starting on the bench, plus a solidity and fluency that their opponents could not match.
Having worked Graham Potter's side hard in the first half, and after Sean Longstaff wasted two great chances shortly after the break, Willock finally found a breakthrough when he curled in from 18 yards following a surging run by Miguel Almiron.
A youthful Chelsea, without Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling, were pegged back before the break, but improved in the second half after the introduction Christian Pulisic.
A Pulisic run led to a Conor Gallagher shot, which was well saved by Nick Pope, but they could not break down a well-drilled Newcastle.
After Liverpool's win over Southampton, Chelsea's third consecutive Premier League defeat means they have slipped to eighth in the table, eight points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.
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Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22PopeBooked at 90mins
- 2TrippierBooked at 56mins
- 5Schär
- 4BotmanSubstituted forTargettat 87'minutes
- 33Burn
- 36S LongstaffBooked at 90mins
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 28WillockSubstituted forMurphyat 85'minutes
- 24Almirón
- 20WoodSubstituted forWilsonat 76'minutes
- 7Joelinton
Substitutes
- 6Lascelles
- 8Shelvey
- 9Wilson
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 13Targett
- 19Manquillo
- 23Murphy
- 26Darlow
- 32Anderson
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 28AzpilicuetaSubstituted forPulisicat 45'minutes
- 14Chalobah
- 26KoulibalyBooked at 89mins
- 12Loftus-CheekSubstituted forThiago Silvaat 7'minutes
- 5JorginhoBooked at 30mins
- 8Kovacic
- 67HallSubstituted forCucurellaat 73'minutes
- 23Gallagher
- 19MountSubstituted forZiyechat 73'minutes
- 18BrojaSubstituted forHavertzat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 9Aubameyang
- 10Pulisic
- 13Bettinelli
- 20Zakaria
- 22Ziyech
- 29Havertz
- 32Cucurella
- 56Hutchinson
Referee:Robert Jones
Attendance:52,264
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Chelsea 0.
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Hakim Ziyech.
Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Sven Botman because of an injury.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
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Newcastle United
Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number20Player nameWood
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number13Player nameTargett
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Chelsea
Squad number16Player nameMendy
Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta
Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number67Player nameHall
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number19Player nameMount
Squad number18Player nameBroja
Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Squad number10Player namePulisic
Squad number22Player nameZiyech
Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Squad number32Player nameCucurella
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