SM
Ipswich vs. Man United: 18 hrs 9 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Half-Time Report: Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United

:Headline: Half-Time Report: Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle United: ID:41899: from db_amp
Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres both score to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead over Newcastle at half-time.

Chelsea have taken a 2-0 lead into half-time against Newcastle United in the Premier League's late kickoff this afternoon.

The hosts got the first chance of the match less than 10 minutes in, when Fernando Torres broke free of the Newcastle defence. The striker then found John Obi Mikel, but the midfielder's shot went high and wide.

Torres again turned provider for the next clear chance as he fed the ball back to Ryan Bertrand, but his effort went straight into the hands of Tim Krul.

The deadlock was broken after 22 minutes when, Torres went down under the challenge of Vurnon Anita in the box. The referee blew for the penalty - Chelsea's third in as many games - and Eden Hazard made no mistake.

The Blues almost got a second with 10 minutes left of the half, Branislav Ivanovic nearly adding to his two goals already this season, but Krul was equal to it.

Newcastle enjoyed their best chances of the half towards the end of it. First, Papiss Cisse's cross found Ba, but the Senegal striker could only head over, and then Danny Simpson caught David Luiz in possession, feeding Cisse whose powerful strike was well saved by Petr Cech.

It was Chelsea who got the late goal, however, as Torres poked his effort past Krul in the second minute of stoppage time.

amp_article__41899 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-08-25 17:57:28:
html db last update - 2012-08-25 17:57:28 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .