Newcastle appeared on the right track to go to third place in the Premier League after taking the lead against a Chelsea team reduced to 10 men after the dismissal of striker Nicolas Jackson.
Sandro Tonali placed the local team in the lead in two minutes while the hosts made a quick start and they continued to lead the first half with Chelsea who has trouble creating an attacker momentum.
Tonali’s goal came after a quick break after a corner of Chelsea.
Anthony Gordon’s attempt to win a penalty after having taken up a Caicedo -made challenge failed, but the ball was reworked in Jacob Murphy on the right and his low cross was operated at home by Tonali to the distant post.
“It’s a black and white eruption” ⚫️⚪️
Sandro Tonali opens the scoring for Newcastle UTD in just two minutes
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Jackson Red puts Newcastle in firm control
Newcastle invaded forward every occasion and Alexander Isak should have been 2-0 after 20 minutes, but scratched his shot when it is well placed.
Cole Palmer had a few shots blocked while Chelsea finally entered the match, but their momentum blocked when Jackson was dismissed after 35 minutes.
Referee John Brooks initially shown that the Senegal striker has a yellow card after catching Sven Botman with an enlarged arm, but the Var asked the official to go to the pitchid instructor and he was then upgraded to a red.
Chelsea at 10 men
Nicolas Jackson is shown a red card for his fault on Sven Botman 🟥
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Trevoh Chalobah did well to block the efforts of a Harvey Barnes while the hosts sought to double their advantage before the break, but Chelsea was kept.
