Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the season as Papiss
Cisse's double condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle
United.
Chelsea made the brighter start, but they failed to take
advantage and allowed the hosts to grow into the first half,
with Jack Colback threatening an opener.
Newcastle had to bring on rookie goalkeeper Jak Alnwick at
the break after seeing Rob Elliott succumb to injury.
The setback did not appear to trouble them, though, and they
found themselves ahead on 57 minutes when substitute Cisse
turned home a cross that Gary Cahill had failed to clear.
Cisse then looked to have settled it when he netted his second
on 78 minutes as Newcastle broke away on the counter after
Eden Hazard hit a post, but the match then took a dramatic
twist.
First, Steven Taylor collected a second yellow card for a
foul on Andre Schurrle and then Didier Drogba headed home
from Cesc Fabregas' free kick on 83 minutes.
The visitors applied heavy pressure as they desperately sought
an equaliser, but Newcastle held firm for a memorable
victory.
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