Is possession overrated? It certainly seemed so for Chelsea as they manoeuvred the ball up and down a series of apparent blind alleys and cul-de-sacs before ultimately seeing all that effort reduced to nothing when Isaac Hayden headed Newcastle United’s stoppage-time winner.
At times Steve Bruce’s side appeared to have developed an alarming allergy to passing but few occupants of the Gallowgate End were worrying about that as Allan Saint-Maximin collected the fall out from a partially cleared Matt Ritchie corner and Hayden rose above all comers to clinch three precious points.
Written by Louise Taylor at St James’ Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/18/newcastle-united-chelsea-premier-league-match-report under the title “Isaac Hayden breaks Chelsea hearts with late winner for Newcastle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
