Newcastle in top 3, Chelsea in trouble in Premier League

On the evening of May 11, home team Newcastle defeated Chelsea 2-0 in round 36 of the English Premier League.

The joy of Newcastle players after scoring against Chelsea - Photo: REUTERS

Newcastle and Chelsea are direct rivals in the race for Champions League tickets, so the team that loses this direct confrontation will fall behind.

And Chelsea are the team that suffers this sad reality with their poor performance on the opponent's field.

In the 2nd minute, Romeo Lavia lost the ball in front of Chelsea's 16m50 box. Newcastle immediately launched a lightning attack.

The ball was played out to the right wing for Jacob Murphy and he crossed for Sandro Tonali to tap in and score.

Having a favorable start, Newcastle brought the match back to its favorite scenario. The "Magpies" tried to play slowly, steadily and waited for their opponents to make mistakes to punish.

In such a situation, Chelsea was completely stuck. The difficulties were compounded for Chelsea when Nicolas Jackson received a red card after a cold-blooded attack on a Newcastle defender.

Losing to Newcastle, Chelsea faces difficulties in the race for Champions League tickets - Photo: REUTERS

Leading the score, playing with more players, but Newcastle was not too proactive in terms of the game. The home team ceded control of the ball to the opponent. Although Chelsea had the advantage in ball control, they had no ideas in their attacks. Partly because Newcastle players played too focused on defense.

But it must be admitted that Chelsea's attacks were not sharp enough due to the lack of a striker. Conductor Cole Palmer did not leave a significant mark when he was stifled by the opponent's midfield.

In the 90th minute, Bruno Guimaraes put an end to Chelsea when he made a beautiful long-range shot from outside the penalty area, scoring the winning goal 2-0 for Newcastle.

With this result, Newcastle has 65 points, temporarily climbing to third place. Meanwhile, Chelsea is temporarily ranked fifth with 63 points. Chelsea is at risk of being kicked out of the top 5 if Nottingham defeats Leicester in this round.

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