Kieran Trippier Edouard Mendy Conor Gallagher Armando Broja Kalidou Koulibaly Sean Longstaff Joe Willock Nick Pope Miguel Almiron Dan Burn Manchester Newcastle county Pope Chelsea win Kieran Trippier Edouard Mendy Conor Gallagher Armando Broja Kalidou Koulibaly Sean Longstaff Joe Willock Nick Pope Miguel Almiron Dan Burn Manchester Newcastle county Pope

Willock stunner sinks Chelsea in gritty Newcastle win

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NEWCASTLE, England : Joe Willock's thunderous second-half goal earned Newcastle United a gritty 1-0 win over Chelsea at St James' Park on Saturday and consolidated third place in the Premier League in their final fixture before the World Cup.Miguel Almiron cut inside Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly and nudged the ball into the path of the onrushing Willock, who unleashed a powerful first-time effort that flew past goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to bag his second league goal in as many games.After a fifth straight league win, Newcastle have 30 points and sit two points behind second-placed Manchester City while Chelsea are level on 21 points with Brighton & Hove Albion but behind them in eighth place, having played a game more.Newcastle had a penalty appeal turned down after defender Dan Burn's cross hit Trevoh Chalobah's flailing arm late in the first half while Chelsea forward Armando Broja registered the only shot on target in an otherwise uneventful opening period.Five minutes after the restart, Newcastle came close to taking the lead when Joelinton kept alive Kieran Trippier's cross but Chris Wood was unable to connect and Mendy scrambled the ball away.Almiron then cut it back for Sean Longstaff, who blazed his effort over the bar, while Wood was inches away from meeting Willock's fine cross a few minutes later as Newcastle pushed for an opener but lacked a clinical edge.Chelsea's Conor Gallagher forced a flying save from Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope in the 66th minute as the visitors sprung into life, but any momentum they would have built from their best attack of the game was wiped out by Willock in the very next minute.

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