Chelsea – Newcastle United: Maresca’s Blues Get Much Needed Home Win At Stamford Bridge (2-1)

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea side managed to get a decisive home win at Stamford Bridge. A first-half goal from Nicolas Jackson & another from Cole Palmer in the second half were enough to see off Newcastle who equalised through Alexander Isak. With the help of some last-ditch defending, the Blues hung on to their lead to register a much-needed home victory as their top-four aspirations remain on track.

Tactical analysis and match report by Gaurav Krishnan. 

It’s funny how a string of good results can change the entire mood around a club from agonising contempt for the management & ownership to the heights of success & satisfaction. In Chelsea’s case, the success has been moderate but they’ve been in the ascendancy. Chelsea’s route to where they are today has been marred by stagnated progress & poor results ever since Clearlake Capital took over the club from the reigns of Roman Abramovich. But perhaps this run under Enzo Maresca this season has stabilised the ship and Behdad Eghbali & Todd Boehly are sitting in the VIP box saying ‘I told you so’. 

Chelsea have shown some stark improvements & a record to boot in 2024. The Blues have continued where they left off from Mauricio Pochettino’s second half of the season but find themselves in their new ruthless attacking stride under new manager Enzo Maresca. Chelsea have only lost three Premier League games since February 2024; all three against the best in England losing to Arsenal, Man City & their latest loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Other than these three blemishes to their record, the . . .