Newcastle injected life into their bid to secure European qualification with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Anthony Gordon’s first-half strike (18) proved to be the only goal of the game as Newcastle produced a textbook away performance to seal what could be a vital three points in the race for Europe.
Tino Livramento’s pass split open the Chelsea defence, allowing Joe Willock to run in on goal. The midfielder went on to tee up Gordon, who was able to tap home the winner.
The performance was the perfect tonic ahead of their trip to Barcelona in midweek as victory sees Eddie Howe’s side move up to ninth, six points behind fifth-placed Chelsea with eight games of the season remaining.
Chelsea dominated the ball for long spells but could find no way through Newcastle’s rock-solid defence. Substitute Liam Delap wasted a good chance before Reece James’ late free-kick thumped the post as Chelsea’s bad week continued.
