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
Targett slings in an inswinging corner, forcing Arrizabalaga to make what turns out to be an effective - if unconvincing - punch clear for another Newcastle corner-kick. Trippier's delivery from the second set-piece is comfortably cleared away by Madueke.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Having made a half-time change in defence, Chelsea kick off, and we are back under way at Stamford Bridge!
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Substitution Trevoh Thomas Chalobah Wesley Tidjan Fofana
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
As Manchester United are drawing with Fulham at half-time, recording a ninth away win of the season could help Newcastle grab third place. Chelsea have gone winless through their last seven home games in all competitions - their longest such run since 1988 - so the Magpies may still fancy their chances of victory today.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Showing some rare resilience, Chelsea have gritted their teeth and earned a way back into their final game of a grim season, after withstanding a fast start from Champions League-bound Newcastle United. The gulf in confidence between the sides was quite clear in the opening stages of a fast-paced first half, but after Gordon's opener, the Blues gained themselves a foothold and in addition to pulling level also made Dubravka work on a couple of occasions. It's finely poised at the break.
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