March 12, (THEWILL)- Chelsea claimed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Newcastle United in an enthralling English Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge late on Monday.
The home side made a blistering start, with Nicolas Jackson netting his ninth league goal of the season within six minutes. However, Newcastle hit back through Alexander Isak’s well-taken equaliser before half-time, leaving the match finely poised.
Whatever Mauricio Pochettino said during the interval had the desired effect, as Chelsea came out firing in the second half. First, Carney Palmer regained the lead with a fierce near-post strike, before substitute Mykhailo Mudryk produced a moment of magic, rounding Martin Dubravka to make it 3-1.
Newcastle refused to surrender, with Jacob Murphy reducing the deficit late on to set up a tense finale. Nonetheless, Chelsea held firm to claim all three points, moving one point behind the 10th-placed Magpies with a game in hand.
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