“Never bench him in your life again”, “Our best player in the league” – Chelsea fans react as Blues beat Newcastle 3-2 at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea held on to claim a 3-2 win over Newcastle United in their thrilling encounter on Monday (March 11), extending their unbeaten run in the league to four games. Fans shared their reactions as the Blues continued their fine home record against Newcastle United, who have won just one Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues came into the game on the back of a disappointing result (2-2) in their West London derby against Brentford. They had nine days to prepare for the match against the Magpies, who thrashed them 4-1 in the reverse fixture in November.
Newcastle started the game well but it was the home side that opened the scoring in the sixth minute, their earliest goal in nearly six years.
The Magpies ended the half strongly as they found the leveler in the 43rd minute.Chelsea showed great composure and quality in the second period, scoring twice before their visitors pulled one back late on. The win eased some of the growing pressure on manager Mauricio Pochettino, whose methods have been criticized recently.
The performance drew multiple reactions from their fans on X.
“Somehow we got lucky”
“Cole Palmer is the best u21 player in the league.”
@BetBIG_gg: The Blues picking up form, easy top half of the table finish now 😛
@NuJhayhne: MISHAAAA????????????
@UtdEIIis: Cole Palmer is the best u21 player in the league
@real_Ifyarts: Somehow we got lucky
@DannyMi11901879: We haven’t won confidently in a while now☹️
@Bewhatyoubebro: Pochettino should not even try and bench Mudryk in his life again
@LawalOlabisi4: We nick it in the end. ???????????? Up the chels
@RaffaRants: Well done but don’t try that again especially the last 7 minutes ????
@seunbayo89: Pochettino can never be a long term coach for us
Chelsea remain in 11th place despite the win, although they have played a game less than the teams above and around them. They are four points behind West Ham United in seventh place and face Championship side Leicester City next in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Sunday, March 17.