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.
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 large 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 suffered an eighth defeat of the season.
For Chelsea, with Man Utd facing Aston Villa, live on Sky Sports on Super Sunday, defeat represents a big opportunity missed in the race for Champions League qualification.
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