:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mentormedier/CJLD3XGWUWUQRKBCYC72O457DA.jpg "Cole Palmer wreaked havoc with Newcastle and secured an important Chelsea win – Dagsavisen")
Palmer left Manchester City ahead of the current season in favor of Chelsea, reportedly due to a lack of guarantees of playing time at City. Since his move to Stamford Bridge, he has been a nightmare for opponents.
19 goal points, divided between 11 goals and eight assists, is the result after 23 Chelsea games. Only 19 of them have been from the start.
On Monday, Palmer hit the goal-scoring pass when Nicholas Jackson, in hockey fashion, headed in 1-0 after only six minutes of play. He then used the same precise left foot to hammer home 2-1 after Alexander Isak had equalized for the visitors.
Newcastle had little to offer after the break. A quarter of an hour before full time, substitute Mykhailo Mudryk danced through the Newcastle defense and just as well rounded goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. The Ukrainian was then able to roll the ball into the empty goal to make it 3-1.
Jacob Murphy ignited a hope of points for Newcastle with his 2-3 scoring in extra time. The home fans had a few nervous minutes, but got away with it.
For Newcastle, the pain got worse on Monday when the important Anthony Gordon had to leave the pitch due to injury. From before, another winger, Harvey Barnes, was out of action due to a thigh injury.
The victory means that Chelsea are eleventh in the Premier League. Mauricio Pochettino’s crew also have a game to spare and can start looking up the table.
Newcastle are in first place and have one point over Monday’s opponent.
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