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Newcastle go third with win over 10-man Chelsea
Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes celebrates scoring their second goal against Chelsea at St James' Park, Newcastle in Britain on May 11, 2025.
Photo credit: Lee Smith | Reuters
What you need to know:
- Newcastle's task appeared to get easier when Jackson had his initial yellow card upgraded to a red in the 35th minute after a long VAR review, with the replay showing that the Senegalese striker had looked in the direction of Newcastle's Dan Burn before leading with his elbow towards the defender's face.
- Despite going down to 10 men, Chelsea dominated for much of the second half, forcing Eddie Howe to make a number of changes to bolster the home side's defence and, after withstanding Chelsea's onslaught,Guimaraes finally sealed the three points with a deflected shot from outside the box in the 90th minute.
Newcastle
An early goal from Sandro Tonali and a late Bruno Guimaraes effort gave Newcastle United a 2-0 home win over Chelsea on Sunday that moves the Magpies a step closer to Champions League football next season, with Blues striker Nicholas Jackson denting his side's hopes by being sent off in the first half.
