Chelsea vs Newcastle Highlights
Chelsea edged Newcastle 2-1 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Michael Essien (29) and Salomon Kalou (87). Newcastle momentarily almost snatched a point when Nicky Butt scored in the 56th minute.
Salomon Kalou was the toast of the team as he grabbed a controversial late winner as Avram Grant became the target of the fans for the first time after taking over from Jose Mourinho.
Sam Allardyce can be proud of his team’s performance today as they fought bravely against the mighty Chelsea. They were unlucky not to get anything from this match. Soccer can at times be cruel.
Lineups
Chelsea: Hilario, Belletti, Alex, Ben-Haim, Bridge, Essien, Obi, Ballack (Sinclair 76), Wright-Phillips (Sidwell 90), Joe Cole (Pizarro 65), Kalou.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Ferreira.
Booked: Alex.
Goals: Essien 29, Kalou 87.
Newcastle: Given, Beye, Taylor, Cacapa, N’Zogbia, Milner, Butt, Faye, Smith (Rozehnal 70), Duff (Viduka 89), Martins (Owen 74).
Subs Not Used: Harper, Emre.
Booked: Faye, Given.
Goals: Butt 56.
Att: 41,751
Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).
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