A first Newcastle victory at Stamford Bridge since 2012, Anthony Gordon their match-winner against the club he was close to joining in 2022. He ran Chelsea ragged all evening. In the stands, Todd Boehly, the co-owner who, when acting as de facto sporting director, targeted Gordon.
“I thought he was magnificent today,” the Newcastle head coach, Eddie Howe, said. “He’s so single-minded and focused on what he wants to do.” Four years on, there may be regret that deal never happened for Chelsea, though there are deeper doubts to consider, including the current team’s stall under Liam Rosenior.
