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It was a dramatic afternoon for Chelsea on Sunday.

The Blues went into their match against Newcastle United looking for a much-needed distraction following the off-the-pitch drama that has been surrounding the club over recent days.

With news that Roman Abramovich had been sanctioned by the UK government, it was Thomas Tuchel's job to ensure his players were not distracted by what has been happening behind the scenes.

For the majority of the match, it seemed as if Chelsea were off the pace. It was far from pretty at Stamford Bridge, but the hosts got the job done on 89 minutes when Kai Havertz scored a superb goal.

The German found himself in behind the Newcastle back-line, where Jorginho fed him with an over the top pass, before controlling the ball brilliantly and poking it into the back of the net.

That saw Havertz score his fifth goal in as many games for Chelsea as the 22-year-old continues to improve as the season goes on.

The former Bayer Leverkusen attacker is used to playing as a 'false nine' under Tuchel now, but usually he does so with two attacking players behind him. However, on Sunday, Havertz was used in a front two alongside his fellow German Timo Werner.

It's a vastly different role to being the focal point in attack and one which requires another approach.

Havertz, though, is a very intelligent