Newcastle appeared on course to move up to third in the Premier League after taking the lead against a Chelsea side reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of striker Nicolas Jackson.

Sandro Tonali put the home side ahead inside two minutes as the hosts made a swift start and they continued to boss the first half with Chelsea struggling to create any attacking impetus.

Tonali’s goal came after a swift break following a Chelsea corner.

Anthony Gordon’s attempt to win a penalty after going down under a challenge from Moises Caicedo failed but the ball was reworked to Jacob Murphy on the right and his low cross was tapped home by Tonali at the far post.

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Sandro Tonali opens the scoring for Newcastle Utd inside just TWO minutes

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Jackson red puts Newcastle in firm control

Newcastle swarmed forward at every opportunity and Alexander Isak ought to have made it 2-0 after 20 minutes but scuffed his shot when well placed.

Cole Palmer had a couple of shots blocked as Chelsea finally got into the game but their momentum stalled when Jackson was dismissed after 35 minutes.

Referee John Brooks initially showed the Senegal striker a yellow card after he caught Sven Botman with a flailing arm but the VAR instructed the official to go to the pitchside monitor and it was subsequently upgraded to a red.

CHELSEA DOWN TO 10 MEN

Nicolas Jackson is shown a red card for his foul on Sven Botman 🟥

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Trevoh Chalobah did well to block a Harvey Barnes’ effort as the hosts looked to double their advantage before the break but Chelsea held on.