How did the players fare in Newcastle United's 2-1 defeat at Chelsea?


CHELSEA (4-2-3-1):

Sanchez 6; Gusto 6 (Cucurella 77), Fofana 7, Colwill 6, James 7; Lavia 6 (Fernandez 72), Caicedo 6; Madueke 6 (Mudryk 67, 5), PALMER 8, Neto 7; Jackson 8 (Nkunku 77).

Subs (not used): Jorgensen (gk), Adarabioyo, Felix, Sancho, Veiga.


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

5 Pope: Seemed uncertain dealing with corners and should have done better with Palmer’s goal

7 Livramento: Was good on the ball all afternoon and helped set up Isak’s goal with a great driving run

5 Schar: Shaky throughout as Chelsea’s forwards caused a series of problems – kept being dragged around

4 Burn: Had a torrid afternoon trying to deal with Jackson – was repeatedly spun by the Chelsea forward

8 HALL: Newcastle’s best player as he surged up and down the left – delivered a great cross for the goal

5 Tonali: Was a passenger in midfield for much of the game – has struggled to make much of an impact since his return

6 Guimaraes: Struggled in the first half, but was the driving force behind Newcastle’s improvement in the final quarter of the game

6 Joelinton: Put himself about and tried to disrupt the Chelsea midfield, even if some of his passing was erratic

4 Almiron: Made his first league start since March, but wasn’t able to trouble the Chelsea defence

6 Isak: Scored, but gave the ball away for Chelsea’s winner and wasted a great second-half chance

5 Barnes: Released Hall in the build-up to Isak’s goal, but tended to be too predictable when he cut infield


Subs:

6 Willock (for Barnes, 67): Added a bit of energy breaking into the left of the box

5 Murphy (for Almiron, 67): Didn’t add anything down the right-hand side

6 Longstaff (for Tonali, 67): Provided a bit of late bite at the heart of midfield

Osula (for Joelinton, 89)

Kelly (for Hall, 89)

(not used): Vlachodimos (gk), Ruddy (gk), Krafth, Miley.


Man Of The Match: COLE PALMER – Was the game’s threat whenever he was able to drift into a pocket of space.