hello it's a real pleasure to be with you from west london from stamford bridge my name is derek
ray and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and it's all about action from the premier league
in this case it is chelsea up against newcastle united thank you derek i was just flicking through
my notes at this one everything pointing to a really lively matchup this is fingers crossed hey
well he's a striker who improves with each passing year team of vienna in the context
of this game what do you expect to see from him lee well basically you've got to keep him
out the box because he's got such a brilliant finishing ability that you give him half a yard
he will score so keep him as far away from your goal as possible
and a look at the chelsea starting eleven thiago silva plays with
andreas christensen in central defense mateo kovich starts with angola conte
in the center of the park and timo verna starts with olivier giroud
so they starting 11 for newcastle united
it looks pretty orthodoxyly yeah i love this formation 4-4-2 the two main strikes
will stay close together the full-backs will link up with the wide players the
two holding midfielders sit in front of the centre-backs very solid look about this team
and the match underway here at stamford bridge
mateo kovacich mount
conte now
hudson odoi nicely cut out
christensen pulisic
on to vienna
to win the ball back hayden
almiron
he could profit you know
and a wonderful save all types of save keepers mate but that's really important
look how close the striker gets
and firing it into the area pretty routine there for the goalkeeper
olivier giroud
and a throw in forthcoming
lewis
it's a jamal lewis see some progress with the ball at his feet
a fine block high quality defending angola conte pulisic mount corte giro determined defending
loss to attack from the wide areas
well they did have possession of the ball but all that good work now counts for nothing timo verna
pulisic now can he play us in
kante here's coversix it's there for him and a fine stop now chelsea corner
over it comes and punched away
and a goal to open the scoring no wonder they're celebrating
well as the ball comes from he's not got an awful lot of time or
space but he gets the power from somewhere and it's a brilliant finish
well let's take another look at that girl shall we
well he can't let the frustrations get the better him derek his players need help here
one nil then
oh not a great touch and they've lost possession
angola conte
it's callum hudson odoi and an astute piece of defending
louis
i'll meet on and deliver towards the back post not a strong glove on the ball from the keeper
thiago silva
matteo kovacich
looks promising base excellent defending
and he's in very much run of the mill as saves go
joy linton
can they create something from here
showing patience looking for the equalizer and no nonsense defensive clearance
well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
all hands on deck and he's made it a brace for himself
the defender is just unable to stay with him and he's having a field day
well let's see the replay and look at the pace that at which the counter-attack happens and once
he gets himself settled with the keeper to beat he hammers it into the back of the net smashing goal
so toenail now
wilson
well it looked highly promising but they got nothing out of it
ball's gone
one minutes of stoppage time has been added on how about the cross hayden
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
on a real pace merchant and a classy finisher timo verna and it's been a classy performance
from him lee yeah i bet the keeper is sick of the sight of him he's been peppering
that goal from all sorts of angles as you can see good goals to boot as well
as anticipated plenty of talking points so far and now the second half is underway
verna pulisic now
chance to play it in
and pulisic has it and firing it to the near post gets his glove on it
strength and control a big part of his game he's managed to lose his marker
and the counter attack came to nothing
defended well
good looking ball there could be a chance now oh a stellar piece of defending
aspiely cuetta
mateo kovacic olivier giroud lovely bowl over the top
oh big opportunity and denied only by the post that timely
well when you shoot you put your head down you aim at the target and sometimes you just miss it
good control under pressure
and it crossed the touch line so a throw in here
mount
dangerous looking attack goalkeeper doing his job getting the touch and chelsea win the corner
and firing it into the area not too fussy in clearing his lines
really sitting deep now that could be problematic
bulisic now she
as they accelerate away from the
opposition well we see it again here and the pace and accuracy of this passing is a dream
and he had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
so the action underway again and it's turning into a trouncing with chelsea holding all the aces
substitution very quick thinking there take it away
what can they do to stop him running at them
wilson in position a goalkeeper on top of his game well that's like the other end the striker
putting it in the net the goalkeeper has to keep it out and what a brilliant way to do it
and he's fired over the corner that is a moment he would dearly love to have back if possible yeah it
wasn't his best effort was it but i barely thought i haven't got anything on why not try a shot
15 minutes remaining
well they keep working away looking for passing lanes possession changing hands
can they exploit the space out wide
crossing possibilities it wasn't an especially high quality header was it well that was like
one of mine or more to the point like one of yours derrick your spots on with that
assessment
given away by chelsea that's a nice looking ball i'm not testing the keeper at all with that effort
mount
just now with jorginho
i'm really pressing their opponents on good pressure high up the pitch
a real defensive commitment there and it's a case of just five minutes left
and a throw in it's going to be mount
it's with hakim ziyesh
the cross is on shot attempted well it smacks into the gloves of the goalkeeper
three minutes of added time here lovely ball over the top christensen conte now georginio
full time then the referees whistle and chelsea victorious that's the big headline lee
well being potent up front gives you a great chance in any game
and there was certainly that today sharp clinical and exciting to watch for sure
well he is a player with the capacity to enthrall timo werner lee let's get
your assessment as regards his performance in this game well he never gave that back
line a chance to get a breath two goals for the lad today played superbly well