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Chelsea caught Newcastle and reaffirmed that she is one of the clear candidates for the fourth place competition this season.
Chelsea won 2-1 in the ninth round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Newcastle in the 2024-2025 season at Stamford Bridge in London on the 28th (Korea time).
The home side Chelsea played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Nicola Jackson was on the front line, Nhoni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Pedru Netu were on the second line. The third line was played by Moises Caicedo and Romero Lavia. The defense was formed by Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill and Marlo Gusto. Robert Sanchez kept the goal.
The away side Newcastle faced each other in a 4-3-3 formation. Harvey Barnes, Aleksandar Isak and Miguel Albiron competed in the three-top. Joelington, Bruno Guimarães and Sandro Tonali stepped up in the midfield. The four backs were Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabien Shea and Valentino Livramento. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Nick Pope.
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From the start of the first half, Chelsea led the mood by shaking the net with the first goal. However, it was not recognized as a score. In the fourth minute of the first half, Jackson delivered the ball to Palmer through a penetration pass after depression in front of the half line. Palmer grabbed the ball and aimed at the corner of the goal with a left-footed shot. However, as a result of VAR reading, Palmer's position was confirmed to be offside and canceled.
Chelsea, who were threatening Newcastle, scored the first goal through a counterattack. In the 18th minute of the first half, Palmer pushed the ball into the back space of the defense with a sharp through pass. Netu, who caught it, quickly entered the Newcastle box and calmly crossed low and fast to Jackson in front of the gate, avoiding even a defensive tackle. Jackson pushed the ball straight into Newcastle's net.
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After the first run, Newcastle also launched a counterattack. In the 27th minute of the first half, Barnes connected the cross that Isaak posted after he broke through himself with a shot, but it was caught in defense. Later, Almiron, who received Tonali's pass, was also caught by Sanchez.
Newcastle, who knocked on Chelsea's goal, also equalized and balanced. Newcastle, who launched the attack in the 32nd minute of the first half, started with Cher's pass from the back, and the ball through Tonali and Barnes flowed to Hall, and Hall's cross was delivered to Isak, who rushed in front of the gate. Isak pushed straight into the Chelsea goal. The first half ended 1-1.
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Chelsea scored first in the second half. Chelsea, which launched a counterattack through forward pressure in the second half of the second half, advanced with Palmer holding the ball. Palmer went directly into the left side of the box and stabbed himself into the corner of the Newcastle goal with a left-footed shot.
Newcastle also fought hard for the tie. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Cher finished the free kick opportunity from the left side of the penalty box arc with her right foot, but the ball went off the goal. He blew a golden opportunity. In the 30th minute of the second half, Isak pushed to Colwill in the process of receiving a long ball while the defense was handed over, and took a good opportunity in the box. Isak later took the opportunity by beating Sanchez Kiefer, and he could have scored if he had handed the ball over to his teammates around him, but while hesitating, the defense caught up and couldn't even try to shoot and took the ball away.
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Chelsea also tried to widen the gap. In the 37th minute of the second half, Palmer connected the ball given by Christopher Nkunku to Mykhailo Mudryk. Mudryk calmly tried to shoot in the box but was blocked by Pope's good defense.
Chelsea almost got their chance because of an opponent's mistake. In the 45th minute of the second half, Nkunku induced a foul in the box and a penalty was declared first. As a result of the referee's VAR review, the penalty was reversed again, and unfortunately, no additional goal opportunity was given.
In the end, the match ended with a 2-1 victory for Chelsea.
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