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Chelsea solidify title bonafides with emphatic win at St James’s Park

Reece’s goal paved the way for two other goals and Chelsea’s fourth consecutive win in the Premier League.

• October 30, 2021
Reece James and fellow teammates celebrating goal
Reece James and fellow teammates celebrating goal

Chelsea’s win on Saturday against Newscastle has strengthened its lead on the premier league table and further reiterating their championship in Europe. 

The game was tightly contested with Chelsea leading in possession with no goals until Reece James made a breakthrough shot in the sixty-seventh minute. 

Reece’s goal paved the way for two other goals and Chelsea’s fourth consecutive win in the Premier League. 

Chelsea goalkeeper, Eduo Mendy also clinched thirty-two clean sheets for the club since onboarding. 

A total of three goals to nothing in favour of Chelsea, Saturday’s game leaves Newcastle to battle against relegation. 

With Saturday’s win, Chelsea leads the premier league table with three points above the closest contestants, Liverpool.

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