The curtain fell on Frank Lampard’s second spell as Chelsea’s head coach as a host of players said farewell to the Stamford Bridge crowd on an afternoon when Champions League bound Newcastle United went through the motions.
Under a warm late afternoon sun Anthony Gordon had given the visitors a ninth-minute lead only for Kieran Trippier to concede an unfortunate own goal by bundling the ball into his own net after 27.
In pursuit of a winner, both teams went on to create a number of half chances but it ended level as Newcastle toasted a campaign that delivered beyond all expectations and Chelsea said good riddance to a dismal nine months.
