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
After some shoddy defending by Newcastle on the right, Schar slips through into the area. However, he fails to make the most of his chance and merely fires a low cross straight at Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Deep into four minutes of first-half stoppage time, Chelsea continue to push on in search of a second goal before the break. They've improved considerably as the game has worn on.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
SUPER STOP! Dubravka keeps his side level! The Newcastle goalkeeper leaps high to his right in order to repel Sterling's close-range strike, following a superb whipped cross by Hall from the left. On the follow-up, the Slovak stopper makes another, more routine, save from Fernandez.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Once more, Almiron fails to fire in the final third, as his tame shot from the edge of Chelsea's box is plucked out of the air by a well-placed Arrizabalaga.
Chelsea vs Newcastle United
Releasing an ambitious early shot, Madueke again drifts in from the right and drives at the Newcastle defence, though his attempt barely troubles Dubravka in the centre of Newcastle's goal.
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