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Topics: Chelsea, Newcastle United, Football, Premier League
Marcus Chan
Chelsea have created Premier League history in their match against Newcastle United.
On Sunday afternoon, Eddie Howe’s men travelled to Stamford Bridge as they took on Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea side.
The Blues were looking to bounce back after their narrow 2-1 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield last weekend.
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Meanwhile, Newcastle were also looking to get back to winning ways after losing to Brighton and Hove Albion last time out.
Ahead of the match, it was claimed that Chelsea have made a bit of Premier League history.
As reported by The Sun, Chelsea are the only team in history to play their first eight matches without a single player over the age of 27.
In addition, according to Opta, the starting XI against Newcastle was Chelsea’s second-youngest starting lineup in a Premier League match.
Opta Analyst wrote on social media: “For the game against Newcastle today, Chelsea (23y 89d) have named their second-youngest starting XI in a Premier League match, with an average age of 23 years, 89 days.
“Their only younger XI was fielded in December 2023 vs Crystal Palace (23y 21d).”
During the match, Chelsea dominated as Nicolas Jackson gave them the lead inside 20 minutes before Alexander Isak equalised in the 32nd minute.
In the second half, Chelsea were off to a flyer as Cole Palmer made it 2-1 after just two minutes.
Speaking on Sky Sports, former Arsenal man Alan Smith said: “Anything involving Cole Palmer in the final third spells danger. Palmer can do no wrong! But the goalkeeper shouldn't have been beaten there.”
As a result of their 2-1 win against Newcastle, Chelsea moved up to fourth place in the Premier League table ahead of Arsenal’s match against Liverpool.
The Blues will be facing Newcastle again in midweek in the Carabao Cup before they travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United next weekend.