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Premier League: Newcastle 0 Chelsea 3

SoccerNews in English Premier League 3 Dec 2011

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Goals to Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Daniel Sturridge earned Chelsea all three points in an end-to-end encounter on Tyneside.

Both sides had chances but Andre Villas-Boas will feel his side deserved the three points, with Frank Lampard missing a first half penalty and Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul repeatedly denying Sturridge.

Villas-Boas’ counterpart, Alan Pardew, will be wondering what might have been, though, with David Luiz extremely lucky only to receive a yellow card for a foul in the opening minutes.

The result sees Chelsea jump into third place at least temporarily, with Tottenham Hotspur due to play later on Saturday. Newcastle drop to fifth.

The atmosphere was ignited after four minutes. Referee Mike Dean produced only a yellow card when Demba Ba was hauled down by Luiz – the Senegalese striker appeared to be through on goal as he raced on to Peter Lovenkrands’ pass.

Pardew was furious but Ryan Taylor could only put the resulting free-kick into the wall.

Dean wouldnot have improved the home manager’s mood when, minutes later, he awarded Chelsea a penalty.

But the Magpies might have felt that some semblance of justice was done when Lampard’s penalty was superbly turned away by Krul.

Chelsea were nearly punished for their early profligacy when more good work from Lovenkrands saw the Danish winger cross for Ba, whose flicked effort forced an excellent save from Petr Cech.

Chances continued to flow and Guthrie’s ball from the right was outstanding, evading Luiz but Ba’s header rebounded back off of the post.

Unfortunately for Pardew’s side, Ba’s opposite number went one better.

A quickly taken throw-in deep into Newcastle territory found Mata who clipped a cross to the edge of the six-yard box. Drogba powered his header into the roof of the net beyond Krul.

Pardew brought on Shola Amoebi in the second half and the switch seemed to be working, as Newcastle looked to have more of a grip on the game.

John Terry came to the Blues’ rescue once more when Cech failed to retrieve a cross. The ball dropped for substitute Sammy Ameobi, but his volley was blocked on the line by the Chelsea skipper.

His older brother came even closer to finding the leveller. Shola Ameobi did superbly well to make something of Danny Simpson’s ball, turning and firing a thunderbolt that beat Cech but hit the woodwork.

It was not to be the Magpies’ day. Torres, introduced late from the bench, saw his shot blocked but was able to recycle the ball to fellow sub Kalou who sealed the three points.

The Blues deserved the three points but the margin of victory was undoubtedly harsh on Pardew’s team. Sturridge added a third in injury time to rub salt in the Magpies’ wounds but cap an excellent display from the England international.

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