Chelsea vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Substitution Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke Christian Mate Pulišić
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There's more frustration for Sterling, who is caught offside on the left flank. The England forward has been a constant thorn in Newcastle's side since the break, but the crucial finishing touch has eluded him so far.
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OFF THE CROSSBAR! After Almiron's cute reverse pass splits the Chelsea defence, the ball breaks to young substitute Miley just outside the box. He strikes it firm and true, but it's marginally too high and flicks the top of the crossbar on its way behind! What a moment that would've been for the teenager!
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NO PENALTY! The VAR agrees with the on-field officials: there's to be no spot-kick, so Chelsea will have to make do with a corner!
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PENALTY FOR CHELSEA? After good work by Madueke sees Burn skinned on the right, Sterling fires in a low shot from the left side of the box. It clearly strikes Botman's arm on the way behind for a corner, but is that sufficient contact for a penalty instead? The VAR will decide!
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A rare Newcastle counter-attack falters when both Wilson and Murphy make the wrong decision about where to release the ball, then Fernandez slams a 25-yard shot over the top by some distance down the other end.
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