How did the players fare in Newcastle United's Carabao Cup win over Chelsea?


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

7 Pope: Made two important saves from Felix towards the end of the first half and withstood Chelsea’s pressure from corners

7 Krafth: Helped make Newcastle more solid on his return to the side – made a couple of important blocks

7 Schar: A much-improved display after his difficulties at the weekend – did well against Nkunku

8 KELLY: Had a really good night playing at centre-half, with the highlight being a second-half block from Nkunku

7 Hall: Reproduced his weekends form as he defended solidly and got forward whenever possible

6 Longstaff: Covered a lot of ground and added some much-needed bite to Newcastle’s midfield trio

7 Tonali: Looked much more comfortable playing as the central of the three midfielders – set up Isak’s opener

7 Willock: Was a big part of Newcastle’s successful pressing in the first half – looked much sharper than in previous displays

6 Gordon: Made a welcome return to the side, even if he didn’t look completely comfortable on the right

7 Isak: Scored Newcastle’s opener with a precise finish and helped set up the second with a deflected cross

8 Joelinton: Set the tone for Newcastle’s display with his aggressive pressing – looked better in a more advanced role


Subs:

6 Guimaraes (for Willock, 63): Helped his side see the game out in the closing stages

6 Osula (for Isak, 63): Hit the post after turning neatly in the final ten minutes

Burn (for Hall, 72)

Livramento (for Gordon, 72)

Miley (for Tonali, 90)

(not used): Dubravka (gk), A Murphy, Almiron, Barnes.


CHELSEA (4-3-3):

Jorgensen 5; Disasi 4, Adarabioyo 5, Badiashile 5, Cucurella 6, Dewsbury-Hall 5 (Madueke 59, 5), Veiga 5, Fernandez 6, FELIX 7, Nkunku 6, Mudryk 5.

Subs (not used): Bettinelli (gk), Bergstrom (gk), Colwill, Chilwell, Casadei, Chukwuemeka, Palmer, Guiu.


Man Of The Match: LLOYD KELLY – The summer signing produced his best display in a Newcastle shirt to help keep Chelsea out.