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joao pedro denied newcastle as victory chelsea Came from behind to snatch 2-2 Premier League Draw in St. James’s Park.
Nick Voltamede’s double put the Magpies 2-0 ahead Within 20 minutes but – six days later a Lame derby defeat to Sunderland , eddie howeDriven by the pace and trickery of Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro, the team became depleted amid a second-half fightback. reece jamesA curling free-kick reduced the deficit.
However, it was Pedro who scored the equalizer in the 66th minute to ensure his team got a proper point. to finish a run Three consecutive league defeats for the Blues on Tyneside.
Newcastle needed just four minutes to get their noses in front when Sandro Tonali won possession in the middle of the field, allowing Bruno Guimarães to feed Jacob Murphy on the right, and although keeper Robert Sanchez did well to keep out Anthony Gordon’s effort at the far post, Voldemort followed up to smash the rebound into the roof of the net.
Garnacho produced a strong display as the Blues looked for a response, but they might have fallen further behind when Gordon controlled Lewis Miley’s cross and drilled in a rising effort, which Sanchez turned over.
The Magpies’ midfield trio of Tonali, Guimaraes and Jacob Ramsey were dominant and with Voltemed and Guimaraes working hard to put pressure on the Chelsea defence, the hosts remained on top as they showed an intensity they were never able to muster in the derby defeat at Sunderland last weekend.
They increased their lead after 20 minutes when Lewis Hall played a free-kick wide for Gordon, who cut inside to Neto and passed the ball to the stranded Sanchez for Voldemort, although the goal was only given out after a lengthy VAR check for offside.
Fabian Schar tested Sanchez with a first-time volley from Hall’s floated free-kick and however Enzo MarescaWith the team’s players united as the half-time whistle blew, they were unable to find a way back into the game and almost conceded defeat once again when Woltemaid headed home another Gordon cross from wide.
However, the visitors reduced the deficit within four minutes of the restart when Ramsey was penalized for a 25-yard foul on Cole Palmer, James skillfully turning the resulting free-kick onto Aaron Ramsdale’s dive and wide of the post.
Ramsdale made a good save from Neto in the 57th minute when he combined with Garnacho to take advantage of the space left by Hall following Newcastle’s counter-attack, as the increasingly chaotic encounter continued.
The Blues were level within nine minutes when Malik Thiaw slipped as Pedro controlled Sanchez’s clearance to allow the striker to get behind him and he raced in to finish with confidence.
Garnacho scuffed a shot from a narrow angle with Chelsea on top, but James had to intervene to prevent Harvey Barnes converting fellow substitute Yoan Wiesa’s through-ball to win a brilliant 78th-minute challenge.
As time went on, Moises Caicedo and Garnacho both threatened to win it, but it was Barnes who came closest with a volley in the 85th minute that went inches wide.