Newcastle United versus Chelsea – First half review: English Premier League (Part 1)
Chelsea and Newcastle United played out their 37th league match of the Premier League season as the Blues travelled to Saint James’s Park to face-off against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Padrew’s men. Newcastle United set out in a conservative formation which had Shola Ameobi as its spearhead. The Magpies deployed Peter Lovenkrands as their secondary striker.
In midfield Joey Barton, Shane Ferguson, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Simpson took up their customary positions as Newcastle United’s two full backs on the afternoon. Tim Krul was preferred to Ole Soderberg in the home side’s goal.
On the other hand, Chelsea went with Fernando Torres and Nicolas Anelka as their two strikers. Carlo Ancelotti also gave a starting berth to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Branislav-Ivanovic-c7994. Petr Cech started as Chelsea’s first choice goalkeeper.
The match got off to a flying start for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 who almost scored in the very first minute of the match. Ivanovic carried the ball forward for the Blues but no one anticipated his cross into the Newcastle United penalty area as Steven Taylor eventually cleared the ball away for a Chelsea corner kick.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707. The flick on was met with a first time volley by Ivanovic as Chelsea took the lead in the fourth minute of the first half.
In the 6th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Anelka-c27786 tried to double the Blues lead with a shot at Krul’s goal from around about 35 yards out. Luckily for Chelsea, the Frenchman was wayward with his shot as the ball went out of play for Newcastle’s goal kick.
In the 10th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petr-Cech-c29837 all ends up as Newcastle United got their equalizer in the 11th minute of the encounter.
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