Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle: Abraham in action as Blues move into top four

Tammy Abraham saw action for Chelsea who have climbed into the top four in the Premier League table courtesy of a hard fought 1-0 victory over Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.

Abraham came close to scoring when his thunderous header hit the crossbar, with Newcastle keeper Dubravka beaten.

The Blues dominated the second half and had to wait until the 73rd minute for their breakthrough, courtesy of Marcos Alonso’s low strike.

Newcastle rarely looked like threatening Chelsea’s second clean sheet of the season as the hosts picked up their fifth successive win across all competitions – the best run of form in Frank Lampard’s fledging managerial career.

The Magpies held their own throughout a relatively uneventful first half, offering sporadic threats on the break and largely keeping Chelsea at bay despite the hosts enjoying the lion’s share of possession.

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Dubravka was forced into his first save of the contest shortly afterwards when Jorginho and Hudson-Odoi combined to tee up Mason Mount, whose shot on the turn was too close to the Newcastle keeper.