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João Pedro rescues Chelsea draw as Newcastle squander two-goal lead
Eddie Howe is synonymous with tidiness, efficiency, time management and, above all, control. Given that there is nothing remotely slapdash, careless or wasteful about Newcastle’s manager, his team’s increasing penchant for losing often hard-won authority is proving the most puzzling of paradoxes.
Newcastle have developed a habit of throwing leads away this season and, 2-0 up thanks to a Nick Woltemade double, they were at it again.
Second-half goals from Reece James – who was outstanding at both ends – and João Pedro duly ensured a much-improved Chelsea atoned for an abject first 45 minutes by departing with a point. It was the 13th Newcastle have dropped from a winning position this term; that represents the sort of negligence that turns teams from title challengers to mid-table nonentities.
Maresca hints at wanting older heads at end of chaotic week
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca insisted that speculation around his future would not distract his squad before facing Newcastle – but that was not how it looked for 45 minutes on Saturday.
Even before kick-off, Maresca appeared to question Chelsea's focus on buying only youth, suggesting having more experienced players is "invaluable".
The Blues then did not get going at St James' Park, a ground where they had lost 15 times in the Premier League era, and found themselves 2-0 down through a pair of first-half goals from striker Nick Woltemade.
So poor was the first half that Chelsea gave up an expected goals figure of 1.97 – their worst in a first 45 minutes for more than two years. They were error-prone at the back, wasteful in possession, out battled and failed to register a shot on target.
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Saturday began with an entertaining 2-2 draw at St James' Park as Newcastle United had their two first-half goals cancelled out after the break by a resurgent Chelsea.
And we still have other matches, such as Manchester City against West Ham United, before Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool.
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