Newcastle United recorded their first win at Stamford Bridge in almost 14 years with a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Newcastle were without Sandro Tonali through illness as Eddie Howe made six changes from the 1-1 draw against Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie.
Sven Botman, Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade and Joe Willock came in for Dan Burn, Will Osula, Kieran Trippier, Anthony Elanga and Joelinton.
Gordon was restored to the starting line-up following his illness in midweek and opened the scoring 18 minutes in when he was unselfishly set up by Willock, who was found in behind the Chelsea defence by Livramento.
VAR then checked for a potential Newcastle penalty when Reece James got in a tussle with Malick Thiaw but it wasn’t given, much to the frustration of the Magpies.
Chelsea saw most of the ball but couldn’t find a way past Newcastle’s defence, who kept their first Premier League clean sheet since the goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on January 18.
It was three points that saw the Magpies climb up to ninth in the table, two points behind seventh and six behind the top five.
Here are our Newcastle United player ratings:
5. Lewis Hall - 8
Carried on his fine run of form against his former club. Immense. | Getty Images
6. Jacob Ramsey - 8
Handled the responsibility of being the central man in the midfield in Sandro Tonali’s absence. Rarely wasted the ball. Got stuck in. | Getty Images
7. Joe Willock - 7
Made an unconvincing start to the game but grew into it after playing a key role in Newcastle’s opening goal. Put in a brilliant challenge to stop Reece James from breaking into the box. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Nick Woltemade - 6
He wasn’t perfect but few can say he didn’t put in a shift. | AFP via Getty Images