Premier League Goal Summary: Newcastle United 0 vs 3 Chelsea
Newcastle played host to Chelsea in the Premier League, in a game that was a must win for both the teams to maintain their stance in the Premier League.
A wing for either side would have seen them claim the last spot in the top four, while a loss would have seen Newcastle drop down to the sixth spot, just one spot behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429.
In the 13th minute of the game, Chelsea had a penalty awarded to them as Cabaye took out Sturridge in the area. Lampard stepped up to take the spot kick, but sent a poorly taken penalty towards Krul, who dived to make a fine save.
In the 38th minute, Cole played a brilliant pass towards Mata, who went on to hook a pass towards Drogba in the area. The powerful forward then went on to thump a header into the back of the net, as he went on to give Chelsea the lead in the game.
Following a massive delay, which saw both the teams go all out and hit the post a number of times, Chelsea finally managed to score a second goal in the game, in the 89th minute.
Torres, who had come on in the second half, went on to sprint forward and shot at goal. His shot came back to him and the striker went on to retain possession and play Kalou on. The striker went on to shoot at goal and despite Krul getting a hand on the
ball, the effort ended up in the back of the net.
In the last minute of added time, Sturridge finally managed to get his name on the score sheet, after trying so hard throughout the game. The forward cut in from the right flank and sent a low shot into the far corner, leaving the keeper with no chance of
keeping the ball out.
As a result, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 went on to win by three goals to nil and claimed all three points in the game in the process.
The line ups for the game were as follows:
Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Taylor, Coloccini, Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Guthrie, Lovenkrands, Ben Arfa, Ba
Subs: Harper, Santon, Perch, Gosling, Ameobi, Best, Ameobi
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Romeu, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ramires-c30523, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata
Subs: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Bertrand, Meireles, Malouda, Kalou, Torres.
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