Newcastle vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Willock gives Magpies win

6 mins: Loftus-Cheek isn’t able to continue for Chelsea and Thiago Silva has to come on. That might bring a change in formation for Chelsea although for now Thiago has slotted in at left-back.

Newcastle are pressing high up the pitch, they’re causing a few problems for the Blues who can’t play out from the back without coming under pressure.

3 mins: Newcastle attack down the right side of the pitch. Schar combines with Miguel Almiron but neither player manages to get the ball past the first defender in the box.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has pulled up. He’s clutching his right hamstring and needs seeing to.

Chelsea get the ball rolling and send it up the pitch towards Armando Broja who brings the ball down before getting taken out by Fabian Schar.

The Blues win a free kick that Conor Gallagher whips into the box. Ruben Loftus-Cheek flicks it on bu the ball bounces kindly to Nick Pope who tidies up.

The players make their way onto the pitch at St. James’ Park. There’s going to be a minutes’ silence before kick off for remembrance to those in the armed service who died during the First and Second World wars.

Miguel Almiron has seven goals in his last seven league appearances menawhile Raheem Sterling has failed to score in seven Premier League appearances but he has eight career goals against Newcastle.

Chelsea are in danger of going five successive Premier League games without a win for the first time since a run of seven from October to December 2012.

The Blues will be outside the Premier League top four on Christmas Day for only the third time in 21 seasons.

Eddie Howe’s side have only lost once in 18 matches in all competitions (W10, D7).

Since Howe was appointed Newcastle manager just over a year ago, Manchester City and Liverpool are the only visiting teams to have won a league game at St James’ Park.

England were dealt another World Cup injury blow when James Maddison limped out of Leicester’s Premier League game at West Ham.

Maddison was rewarded for his impressive form for the Foxes this season by being named in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad on Thursday.

But with Qatar 2022 set to start a week on Sunday, the midfielder limped out of the action during the first half at West Ham, having gone down holding his lower leg.

Fellow England midfielder Jordan Henderson was left out of Liverpool’s home game against Southampton due to personal reasons and Southgate will be keeping his fingers crossed for better news on the duo.

Gareth Southgate said it would have shown “arrogance” to pick Reece James for the World Cup given his injury as he revealed Kyle Walker could be fit before the end of the group stages.

James was left “devastated” after getting a call from Southgate on Wednesday explaining why he had missed out on a place in his 26-man squad, the recovery from a recent knee injury meaning there was no room for him in Qatar.

The Chelsea full-back requires a longer lay-off than fellow defender Walker, who is back in training following groin surgery.

Newcastle can register five consecutive Premier League victories for the first time in eight years and a 20th top-flight win of 2022 would be their most in a calendar year since 2002.