The pressure continues to build on new Chelsea manager Graham Potter after his side suffered their third successive Premier League defeat at the hands of Newcastle. Chelsea have not lost three league games in a row since 2015, but were able to set a new date for that record with another lacklustre display.
Joe Willock struck the only goal of the game mid-way through the second half with a sumptuous curling effort that gave Edouard Mendy no chance, while Chelsea's best effort came from Conor Gallagher, who forced Nick Pope into a diving save just minutes before the goal.
It was another performance where Graham Potter's side failed to make any real impact on their opponents, and the current injury problems got worse after just a few minutes when Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who was at right wingback, felt his calf and had to be replaced by Thiago Silva.
