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Chelsea vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result and final score after stunning Kai Havertz goal

Follow all the latest updates from the first game at Stamford Bridge since Roman Abramovich was sanctioned

Karl Matchett
Sunday 13 March 2022 17:56 GMT
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A moment from Kai Havertz that displays why we keep coming back to football, in a match that offered so many reasons to stay away.

Procedure insists we must state the scoreline of this match at Stamford Bridge was a late 1-0 win for Chelsea over Newcastle United, but the real significance is not on the table or anything like this. It is what it means for the sport, and society. The wonder is how a fixture like this will be looked back on. What will its place in history be? There were many moments were it barely felt a football match at all, and not just because it was mostly a poor game.

It is difficult not to feel that, just at the point where the Premier League appears to have reached a peak in terms of financial power, this showcased the absolute worst of the sport. So much of it, put bluntly, was so depressing. Follow all the reaction from Chelsea vs Newcastle below and live coverage of Arsenal vs Leicester City:

42’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Murphy almost bursts into the box but Christensen defends his area well.

Neither side have quite had the cutting edge in this half and we’re without a shot on target so far.

A direct, diagonal ball toward Ziyech ends in another Chelsea corner - will we see the breakthrough before half time?

Not this time, as Burn powers a header clear.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:44

38’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Yellow card for Havertz as he jumps into an aerial challenge with his elbow bent and clattered the head of Dan Burn.

VAR are taking a look and it doesn’t look tremendous it has be said.

Burn isn’t happy at all and has a harsh word with the German after receiving treatment.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:40

34’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Parts of the ground begin cheering as the ball ripples the net - but Mason Mount’s free-kick has hit the outside netting and is wide.

Newcastle’s turn to attack off a corner this time and Burn flicks a header goalwards but it’s just wide of the far post.

The two sets of fans in the stands have a bit of a back-and-forth over who has to get Mike Ashley as their next owner.

Meanwhile, Watford have gone 2-0 up at Southampton - Cucho Hernandez has his second.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:35

31’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Timo Werner runs in behind the defence but Lascelles is there on the cover and blocks it behind for another corner.

Newcastle dealing well with set-piece threats so far and they clear this one too.

The pressure keeps coming though and Havertz drills a cross along the six-yard box - nobody on hand to tap in.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:30

27’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Guimaraes is dominating Jorginho somewhat in the centre of the park when they go head-to-head in there.

The Brazilian wins the ball once more but the attempted counter-attack only ends in a Chelsea raid down the left and a corner being won.

It’s sent out to Mount on the edge of the box but his awkward volley is well off-target.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:27

22’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Allan Saint-Maximin gets a big applause from Newcastle fans as he goes for a warm-up.

Ziyech has to track back and make a timely interception after Targett and Longstaff opt against shooting following a deep ball to the back post.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:23

17’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Still scoreless at Stamford Bridge but we’ve had two goals go in elsewhere.

Cucho Hernandez has put Watford ahead at Southampton, 1-0 there, and Leeds are off to a positive start with a Rodrigo goal at home to Norwich.

Could it be a first, and vital, win for Jesse Marsch there?

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:19

12’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Rudiger engaging in a couple of scuffles already and now fouls Murphy as he looks to clear a set-piece. The Chelsea No2 has also had a run-in with the referee in the opening stages, disgruntled at a corner decision initially not going his way.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:14

7’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Chelsea certainly having the better of the early proceedings in terms of possession and getting into the attacking half of the pitch, but Newcastle certainly holding their own.

A direct ball toward Wood eventually ends in an offside flag, while Kante and Werner combine at the other end but the visitors stand firm again.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:09

3’ - Chelsea 0-0 Newcastle

Mason Mount surges through the middle but the Magpies get enough players back to crowd him out.

Underway in all five 2pm games in the Premier League now.

Chelsea are still wearing their ‘Three’-sponsored home kits, by the way.

Karl Matchett13 March 2022 14:03

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