In the 17th round of the Premier League, two unsatisfactory performance of the giants Chelsea and Newcastle United both sang triumphantly, after a short rest, they met in the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, early exit from the league title race for the top two, certainly do not want to experience a season of four empty, the cup has become their last hope to break the championship drought, in the first meeting of the league this season, Newcastle United 4-1 at home to Chelsea, the Blues who returned to the home stadium at Stamford Bridge, must hope to take revenge, towards the English League Cup title continues to advanceIn this game, the backlines of the two teams exchanged big gifts, Wilson took the lead for Newcastle early, Mudryk equalized in stoppage time, and in the subsequent penalty shootout, Kieran Trippier and Rich missed penalties, and finally Chelsea reversed 5-3 to advance!
Pochettino continued to play in a 4-2-3-1 system at Stamford Bridge, with Petrovic continuing to play as the starting goalkeeper, Colwill, Benoit Badiashile, Silva and Disasi in defence, Conor Gallagher and Caicedo in a back two, Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez and Palmer forming a midfield three, and Jackson swooping forward as a lone striker.
Eddie Howe, who has reached the milestone of 100 games in charge of the Magpies, formed a 4-3-3 formation on the road, with Dubravka in goal, Kraft, Russells, Botman and Livramento in the back four, Longstak, Guimaraes and Lewis in midfield, Wilson in the middle, Almiron and Gordon on the flanks.
Chelsea took advantage of the home advantage to launch a fierce attack on the Magpies' goal, and came close to knocking on the back of the net in the seventh minute, when the first point was cleared from the right corner, but the ball fell to the feet of Conor Gallagher near the top arc, whose long-range shot was unlucky and hit the crossbar.
Newcastle, who escaped the catastrophe, received a gift package from the Blues in the 16th minute, Colwill, Caicedo, Thiago Silva and Badiashile made a series of mistakes in a defensive round, and finally Badiashile assisted Wilson to score a solo goal, Newcastle United took a 1-0 lead away, and in the 38th minute, substitute Armando Broja helped the Blues equalize, but the offside was cancelled by the referee first, and the Magpies also returned to the midfield dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
Chelsea, who fell behind in the score, made substitution adjustments in the 69th minute, Nkunku, who spent 60 million euros on the transfer fee of the Blues, came off the bench and made his debut after joining the team, with his debut, Chelsea continued to press the Magpies on the offensive end, and in the 92nd minute of injury time, Chelsea's cross from the right, Kieran Trippier made a mistake in stopping the ball, which directly gave Mudryk a chance to easily kick up in the penalty area, and Mr. 100 million yuan pushed and made a contribution to help Chelsea chase the score to 1 draw.
The game also entered a brutal penalty shootout, with Kieran Trippier, who had previously given a big gift, missing another penalty in the second round, and Richie's penalty in the fourth round was also saved, and finally Chelsea successfully avenged at home 5-3!
Chelsea can be said to be a double happiness in this game, not only successfully revenge Newcastle United, but also welcomed back Nkunku, hoping that the 60 million striker can integrate into the team as soon as possible, if he can completely change the shortcomings of the Blues' weak attack, Chelsea's combat effectiveness will be significantly improved!