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Thomas Tuchel said he had to be creative with his team selection against Newcastle United. With four central defenders making up a back four, it was certainly little different.

The German coach was acknowledging the severe shortage of right backs he has suffered with the absence of Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Cesar Azpilicueta ahead of the game against the Toon Army.

Trevoh Chalobah deputised on the right, as Andreas Christensen did against Crystal Palace when the Blues returned from Abu Dhabi.

The 22-year-old show some good ability on the flank, allowing the ball to run across him to beat Matt Targett early in the game, but also found his struggles there too as he was fortunate not to give away a penalty against Jacob Murphy - much to Eddie Howe's anger.

However, that Malang Sarr was on the left should not be ignored. Ben Chilwell remains out for the season, while Marcos Alonso spent his 90 minutes on the bench, with his moments warming up spent being ridiculed by the Newcastle fans at Stamford Bridge for his previous affiliation to Sunderland.

"The manager had to have some balls to make these decisions," joked Tuchel following Chelsea's win.

"As you are aware, we started with a 4-1-4-1. Azpi (Cesar Azpilicueta) was out, Reece James was out and Callum (Hudson-Odoi) played there [at wing-back] and was out. Pulisic came from some days