Newcastle United player ratings v Chelsea as Lewis Miley, Quality Bruno Guimaraes shine in 4-1 win

Newcastle United secured a resounding 4-1 victory against Chelsea at St James’ Park. Here’s the breakdown of player performances from that game:

The match initially saw little action, with the first shot on target occurring nine minutes in when Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher narrowly missed Newcastle’s right post with a curling effort.

Shortly after, Newcastle took the lead with their inaugural shot as Lewis Miley skillfully found Alexander Isak, who calmly finished from close range to put them 1-0 ahead.

However, their advantage didn’t last long, with Raheem Sterling equalizing for Chelsea less than 10 minutes later with a well-placed curler from a free-kick.

Before the halftime whistle, Kieran Trippier hit the crossbar with a free-kick, leaving the sides level at 1-1 heading into the break.

Newcastle swiftly regained control in the second half, netting two rapid goals to surge 3-1 ahead. Jamaal Lascelles headed in from an Anthony Gordon cross, followed by Joelinton capitalizing on a mistake by Thiago Silva to score his first goal of the season just a minute later.

The game tilted further in Newcastle’s favor when Chelsea’s Reece James received a second yellow card, reducing the visitors to ten men.

Anthony Gordon further extended Newcastle’s lead, scoring his fifth goal of the season, solidifying their 4-1 triumph in the closing moments of the match.

Here are our Newcastle United player ratings from the match…

 

Newcastle United 4-1 Chelsea player ratings: Bruno Guimaraes & Anthony  Gordon shine in 4-1 win

 Nick Pope – 6

Kieran Trippier – 7

Jamaal Lascelles – 7

Fabian Schar – 8

 Tino Livramento – 7

Bruno Guimaraes – 8

Lewis Miley – 8

Joelinton – 7

Miguel Almiron – 7

Anthony Gordon – 8

Alexander Isak – 7

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