There is no match in the Premier League that is not entertaining even if tactically it leaves something to be desired, as offered today by Chelsea and Newcastle, two teams located in the central zone of the Premier League and marked by their irregularity.
The ‘blues’, again guided by a great Cole Palmer, They ended up in trouble at Stamford Bridge (3-2) and Mauricio Pochettino, he asked the technician, passed another test after hearing the previous day’s cry of ‘Mourinho, Mourinho’ of fans transferred to Brentford (2-2).
Cucurella returned three months later
The game started with a surprise as Mauricio Pochettino gave Marc Cucurella the start, making his reappearance three months after an ankle injury. In comes the Catalan left-back for the injured Ben Chilwellwhile in the middle of the defense Trevoh Chalobah covered the casualties of Benoît Badiashile and Levi Colwill.
Chelsea started well, despite the fact that injuries continued to prevent them from providing continuity to their lineups, and in the 6th minute he opened the scoring With a Malo Gusto cross poorly cleared by Sven Botman, Palmer collected the rebound and His shot was deflected into the net by a seasoned Nico Jackson.
After the goal, the chaos
A good start that had no continuation as the match, without a dominator, developed into continuous chaos as both teams had no success in the preparation games.
Worse yet, Newcastle Anthony Gordon is gonetheir most disruptive player in attack, due to a knee injury (34′), but without him Alexander Isak took responsibility for tying the action.
Great goal from Isak
The goal came out of nowhere, in a game full of shenanigans from both sides. Chalobah lost to Bruno Guimaraes, who sent the pass and Isak the rest. The former Real Sociedad striker took control and his threaded shot went past Djorde Petrovic’s post (43′). It was the Swede’s 12th league goal.
The 1-1 score activated Chelsea, who managed to take the lead again before the break, but in the first extra time Nico Jackson was disallowed for offside on a counterattack and Martin Dubravka later parried a point-blank but centered shot from Raheem Sterling.
Palmer left his mark
In the second half, the game continued to reflect the irregularity and doubt in which both teams fell, but the greater impact of Chelsea ended up winning.
Palmer’s punch and class, the differential player of the ‘blues’ every time he gets into action. The former City player received an inside pass from Enzo Fernández, He created space after taking control and his low left foot shot from the edge of the area went in next to the post (57′). It was his 11th Premier goal.
Trailing 2-1, Sterling grabbed the third two minutes later after breaking away alone and beating Dubravka’s exit, but his shot was cleared off the line by Dan Burn.
Mudryk’s quality goal
Chelsea, who have been fragile in defense all season, hesitated whether to go on the counterattack to score or not risk it by keeping a good position at the back.
Finally Nico Jackson decided to project himself from the left, he threw a pass towards Conor Gallagher which controlled the area balcony, but Mykailo Mudryk, who just entered for Sterling, he burst through the middle to collect the ball, beat Fabian Schär and score into an empty goal after beating Dubravka (76′). The Ukrainian scored his first goal in 2024, showing the quality he shows in dribs and drabs in the Premier.
Jacob Murphy’s howitzer in the 90th minute
A goal that seemed to wrap up the game and give Pochettino a peaceful ending, but that was not the case either. Jacob Murphy left Cucurella and fired a shell that entered the square (90′). There is no respite for this irregular Chelsea but for its coach the victory will allow him to prepare with more calm for Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinal match against Leicester, leader of the second English team, at Stamford Bridge.
match lineup
28
27
3
25
2
14
twenty
8
fifteen
23
7
1
twenty-one
33
39
5
4
36
28
14
24
10
Stamford Bridge
70′
Martin Dubravka1
Tino Livramentotwenty-one
Dan Burns33
68′
71′
Bruno Guimaraes39
80′
Fabian Schär5
Sven Botman4
56′
85′
Sean Longstaff36
Joe Willock28
79′
5′
90′
Alexander Isaac14
42′
Miguel Almiron24
68′
38′
70′
Anthony Gordon10
35′
Replacements
Loris Karius18
Jamaal Lascelles6
Matt Targett13
Emil Kraft17
68′
70′
75′
Matt RitchieEleven
90′
Jacob Murphy23
35′
89′
85′
Elliot Anderson32
68′
Joe White40
80′
95′
Lewis Miley67
79′
coach
Mauricio Pochettino
Eddie Howe
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
