Chelsea beat Newcastle 3-2 at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea won against Newcastle United 3-1 in London as the team bounced back after 2 draws in a row in Premier League.

Cole Palmer’s fantastic shot deflected from Nicolas Jackson’s legs and entered the Magpies’ net for Chelsea to take the lead in the 6^th minute.

Chelsea are now unbeaten in each of their last 38 Premier League home games in the month of March:

◎ 32 wins
◎ 6 draws
◉ 0 defeats

A record that’s lasted 23 years. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/KR9pvSV4JO

— Squawka (@Squawka) March 11, 2024

However, near the end of the 1^st half, Bruno Guimaraes passed the ball to Alexander Isak and the Swedish finished with a phenomenal strike to tie the result in the 43^rd minute.

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Cole Palmer netted in the 58^th minute after a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, and the Blues took over the lead again – 2-1.

Only 2 minutes later, Raheem Sterling had a great opportunity to pass the ball and the result to become 3-1 for the North London side but he decided to finish the attack by himself and missed.

5 & 5 – As well as scoring in five successive Premier League starts at Stamford Bridge, Cole Palmer has both scored and assisted in five different Premier League games this season, more than any other player. Cold. pic.twitter.com/FAjvx5yGEo

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 11, 2024

Mykhailo Mudryk replaced Sterling in the 71^st minute and the Ukrainian scored only 5 minutes later after a solo run as he beat the Magpies goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and netted to secure the points for his team.

Jacob Murphy scored in the 90th minute to make Newcastle trail only 1 goal before the extra time.

Chelsea are in 11^th place with 39 points after 27 matches, while Newcastle are in 10^th place with 40 points after 28 games as the Magpies had only 1 win in their last 4 league fixtures.