In terms of assessment, nothing has changed with Chelsea's current position even though they are 3 points ahead of Newcastle. However, mentally this victory at least provides fresh air for the players to be even more enthusiastic about pursuing the top 8 positions in the standings. I am more interested in commenting on Newcastle because this club seems to be sinking from the surface of the EPL. It all started when Newcastle failed from the UCL until now their performance continues to decline and they have lost their style of play. Meanwhile, last season Newcastle was touted as a team that would be a competitor because they had adequate financial support, but in reality Newcastle did not manage their finances well.
Chelsea since the takeover haven’t had consistent performance of win and this is now becoming a norm in the club and as such making the club look like a regular average club. Whay went wrong with this Club? This now makes us the fan celebrate every win even with the scoreline and match shows how we either struggle or give out the balls which in turn put us under pressure. This is the story of our match against Newcastle.Chelsea took all 3 points with goals from Palmer, Jackson and Mudryk. Isak and Murphy scored for the vistors who lost Gordon to injury. In this match we saw Chelsea having their earliest goal of the season and then seeing them grow strongly into the game.
Things went bad and just before half time whistle the goal was equalized and you could see how the Chelsea defense let the ball go easily. Luckily they got the lead again and even doubled it and were confident of victory. Boom Newcastle came knocking again from a loss ball from Chelsea and then the pressure came in within the last 6 minutes of the game. This win no doubt is worthy of celebrating but also worthy of scrutiny as they need to really improve their performance as they head into the FA Cup Quater Finals.
Now this win should be a big boost for them to be able to chase for top 8 and also the FA Cup as getting these would bring joy to their fans. I’m not worried for Newcastle because they’re still in a good position and can pose a threat from their current position, However over the years Chelsea has been one of the top teams in the EPL and they should be maintaining that standard instead of declining, it's a good thing they were able to beat Newcastle a team trying hard to raise their standards in the league.