Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game in the penultimate minute to help Chelsea produce one of the narrow football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Eddie Howe and Newcastle deserved at least a point from the game for a solid performance and after being denied a penalty when Nathaniel Chalobah pulled down Jacob Murphy in the box. Referee David Coote did not award the penalty with VAR John Brooks agreeing that there was no clear and obvious error.
Player ratings
Chelsea: Mendy (7), Chalobah (6), Christensen (6), Rudiger (6), Sarr (6), Kante (6), Jorginho (7), Mount (6), Ziyech (6), Havertz (7), Werner (5)
Subs: Kovacic (6), Lukaku (6), Pulisic (6)
Newcastle: Dubravka (6), Manquillo (6), Lascelles (6), Schar (7), Burn (7), Targett (7), Almiron (6), Guimaraes (6), Longstaff (6), Murphy (7), Wood (6)
Subs: Saint-Maximin (6), Fraser (N/A), Gayle (N/A)
Man of the match: Kai Havertz (Chelsea)
Managers Reaction
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: “We have to wait day by day because everything can change. The situation is clear: the club is for sale and hopefully it will go through to sort things out and give us some perspective. I have no further information than you already have. Day by day is a good way to live your life and now we’re forced to do it because there are circumstances we can’t influence. In some ways, that’s not so nice but it gives you the freedom to focus on the things you can influence, which is our performances and show the spirit.”
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe: “I can’t look past the penalty. I’m hugely disappointed with that decision and how they’ve reached that decision. Jacob’s had his shirt ripped off his back. Clear penalty. If the referee doesn’t give it on the pitch I can understand that but the VAR has to at least make the referee go and review his own decision because if he does he’ll realize he got it wrong.”
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