NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

8 Dubravka: Made two excellent first-half saves to keep out efforts from Thiago and Sterling as he made his first league start of the season

6 Trippier: Was unfortunate to end up deflecting Sterling’s effort into his own net, but didn’t have much chance to show off his set-piece prowess

7 Schar: Kept Sterling quiet for most of the game, and made a fantastic sliding challenge to deny Felix in the final ten minutes

6 Botman: Wasn’t his most composed performance of the season, although he still made a couple of important challenges

6 Targett: Got the nod to start ahead of Burn, but wasn’t really able to get forward as he would have liked

7 Anderson: Started the game superbly down the left, setting up Gordon’s opener, but wasn’t quite able to sustain those standards

6 Guimaraes: Had to play in a deeper role with Longstaff unavailable – did nothing wrong, but the position doesn’t really play to his strengths

7 Gordon: Opened his Magpies account with a neat close-range finish and always looked a threat when he broke into the box

5 Almiron: Wasted three excellent opportunities to score a Newcastle second in the first half as his shooting radar went awry

6 Isak: Curled a decent effort over in the bar in the first half, but never really threatened from inside the 18-yard box

8 SAINT-MAXIMIN: Was at the heart of all of Newcastle’s best moves in the first half as he broke purposefully down the left.

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Subs:

6 Wilson (for Saint-Maximin, 69): Was closely marked, but set up Miley for his effort which flicked the crossbar

5 Murphy (for Gordon, 69): Didn’t have an opportunity to change things in the closing stages of the game

Burn (for Targett, 75)

Miley (for Anderson, 75)

Lewis (for Isak, 88)

Subs not used: Karius (gk), Gillespie (gk), Dummett, Ashby.

CHELSEA (4-3-3):

Arrizabalaga 6; Azpilicueta 6, Silva 6, Chalobah 5 (Fofana 46, *), Hall 7; Loftus-Cheek 6 (Chukwuemeka 59, 6), Fernandez 6, Gallagher 5 (Kovacic 69, 5); MADUEKE 8 (Pulisic 87), Havertz 5 (Felix 59, 6), Sterling 7.

Subs (not used): Mendy (gk), Koulibaly, Mudryk, Ziyech.

Man Of The Match: ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN – The Frenchman’s first-half performance in particular provided a reminder of just how valuable an asset he remains when he is fully fit.