Newcastle United vs Chelsea
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 NEW | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 CHE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Who won: Chelsea 3-0
Chelsea beat Newcastle United 3-0 on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at St. James' Park. Goals for Chelsea: Didier Drogba (38'), Salomon Kalou (89') and Daniel Sturridge (90'+2').
Play by play
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Well, that scoreline is harsh on Newcastle, isn't it? Pardew will be angry about Luiz staying on the field and will also feel hard done by having seen his side hit the woodwork three times and one cleared off the line. Chelsea were profligate, in particular Sturridge, but scored three, which makes for odd reading. Anyway, a much-needed win for the Blues, and that is all that matters for AVB.
<b>FULL-TIME:</b> Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ryan Taylor is booked for an awful tackle on Sturridge. Should/could have been a red.
- 90'
How many shots has this boy had? Many, is the answer. Anyway, he finally gets his goal, cutting onto his left and firing low past Krul. That was an excellent finish, and a deserved goal to his name.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL!!!</b> Sturridge scores a goal!
- 90'
The television award Mata the Man of the Match award.
- 90'
Chelsea almost have a third, but the flag is up for offside and Kalou strays into an advanced position.
- 90'
Four minutes of added time will be played.
- 89'
Chelsea spring clear, but Torres is the one leading the attack. He slows everything down, looking devoid of confidence. He does, though, roll the ball back to Kalou, who spanks in, via Krul's hand. Game over.
- 89'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL!!!</b> Kalou scores for wrap up the game for Chelsea!
- 89'
Chelsea keeping the ball now, looking to take the sting out of the game.
- 88'
Perch hangs out a leg to cut out Sturridge's through ball. Key block.
- 87'
Moans and groans as Guthrie's pass is rotten and floats out of play.
- 85'
Torres has the ball in a nice area, but looks lost for ideas. He slides a pass to Sturridge but the forward is forced wide and the chance goes a-begging.
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ba looks to pull the trigger, but he mis-times the volley. Meanwhile, it is a booking for the wasteful Sturridge for kicking the ball away.
- 83'
How wasteful does Sturridge want to be? AGAIN he is through, but AGAIN he fails to score. This time he punts a poor shot at Krul from inside the box.
- 82'
Ba offside. The fans frustrated.
- 81'
Oh, so unlucky for Newcastle. Shola Ameobi hits a powerful drive that cannons back off the crossbar. His brother, Sammy, picks up the rebound and shoots, but Cech is down to save. The Magpies have now hit the woodwork three times.
- 81'
<b>WOODWORK AGAIN!</b>
- 80'
Torres' first touch is an iffy pass, that does find its target.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Torres enters the fray, in place of the goalscorer Drogba.
- 78'
Perhaps an elbow into the back of Ba's head there from Terry. Not sure it was intentional.
- 77'
Any deep ball from Newcastle needs to be aimed at Luiz, rather than Terry, as the latter has been very strong today. Not so much for the former.
- 76'
Important sweeping up from Krul as Sturridge looked to latch onto a long ball.
