A fleeting loss of first-half control on Nicolas Jackson’s part threatens to cost Chelsea an awful lot of money and prestige. Jackson’s dismissal for smashing a forearm into Sven Botman’s face jeopardised his team’s hopes of Champions League qualification on a day when Enzo Maresca’s side could easily have taken an unlikely point.
Newcastle are almost at the juncture where they can start dusting down the guide books to Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich et al but, after a bright start resulted in Sandro Tonali’s opener, Eddie Howe’s players rather lost their way against Chelsea’s 10 men and ended up a little flattered by the scoreline.
