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:
9. Jacob Murphy - 7
Captained the club for the first time in the Premier League. Like several of his teammates, worked hard though sometimes wasteful in the final third. | Getty Images
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10. Harvey Barnes - 6
Helped out defensively when needed. A crucial touch late on to stop Alejandro Garacho from getting in down the right. | Getty Images
11. Anthony Gordon - 9
Tireless up top, not only for his goal but his desire to chase back and help his teammates out defensively. Won some clever fouls to ease the pressure. | Getty Images
12. Joelinton (on for Woltemade, 66) - 7
Helped Newcastle see out a massive three points. | Getty Images