Newcastle 2-2

Independent:

Newcastle United 2 Chelsea 2
Ramires and Willian cancel out Toon Army's lead
Michael Walker St James' Park 

Crisis averted. Jose Mourinho says he does not hold with the ‘c’ word, but even he must be reconsidering that opinion as Chelsea stared a fourth loss in seven Premier League games in the face. Newcastle, unrecognisable from the shower that lost in the League Cup to Sheffield Wednesday, led through goals from Ayoze Perez and the vivacious Georginio Wijnaldum and with 11 minutes left, Chelsea were flat and, apparently, beaten.
Then substitute Ramires belted in a piledriver and eight minutes later another substitute Willian delivered a free-kick that flew over everyone and past Tim Krul.
So Chelsea snatched a point as they prepare for Mourinho’s return to Porto, but they remain flat in comparison to last season’s title winners. For Newcastle, beaten by Watford here last Saturday, this was much better. Newcastle played more football in the first 10 minutes than they did in the entire 90 here against Sheffield Wednesday three days earlier.    
Jack Colback was missing then and the midfielder’s return was central, in different ways, to the home improvement. Colback won a number of tussles with Cesc Fabregas as Newcastle overcame local concerns that this could be a pummelling from the beginning from Chelsea. 
Kevin Mbabu, a 20 year-old Swiss right-back who made his debut as a second-half substitute against Wednesday, was given a full debut – at left-back. You could call this a surprise – Mbabu’s name is not among the 29 on the back of the Newcastle programme – but now he found himself faced by Pedro, a player of rather greater status and experience. But Mbabu exceeded all expectation as Newcastle gave as good as they got, which in truth was not much.
Chelsea lacked midfield zip, Eden Hazard was peripheral and on the touchline Mourinho, pining for Diego Costa, was gesturing to Loïc Rémy to be more physical. Rémy had a sniff of a chance on 12 minutes, side-footed wide, and in the 38th minute Fabregas forced a diving save from Krul. But Newcastle were the more dangerous.
Aleksandar Mitrovic, back from suspension, got onto a Wijnaldum cross, then Moussa Sissoko had a decent shot. These moments were followed by efforts from Perez and Daryl Janmaat, both of which were parried by Asmir Begovic.
Mourinho will have been noting how his defence was being exposed, but he still will not have anticipated the way Kurt Zouma hesitated in the 42nd minute to allow Perez to score. Seeing a Vurnon Anita cross travel 30 yards, Zouma appeared about to jump and clear it but then stalled. Perez had nipped between Zouma and Branislav Ivanovic. The 22 year-old from Tenerife brought the ball down with his first touch then smacked in a volley off the post with his next.
As a collective, Chelsea looked stunned. When they began the second half on the front foot, but could make no breakthrough, Mourinho summoned Radamel Falcao and Willian from the bench.
However, as they warmed up, Newcastle broke away. Their speed and determination yielded a corner and Perez took it. to supporters’ chagrin, Newcastle are notoriously unproductive at corners but this one found Wijnaldum unmarked. With a flick of the head, the Dutchman’s accurate header slid beyond Begovic

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Observer:

Chelsea rescue a point against Newcastle with late comeback
Newcastle 2 - 2 Chelsea
Paul Wilson at St James' Park

Never mind the Newcastle crisis, the Chelsea one was nearly back on again here. Steve McClaren started this game as arguably the Premier League manager under most pressure following the reaction of Newcastle supporters to the tamest of exits from the first cup of the season. He came within 10 minutes of passing much of that burden on to José Mourinho, whose Chelsea side once again looked pallid and likely to slump to a fourth league defeat, before a remarkable late recovery left the home side hanging on just to earn a point.
 
Mourinho deserves some credit for his substitutions, for Ramires came on to pull the first goal back and was crucially involved in the equaliser, even if he failed to get anything on the Willian free kick that ended up in the back of Tim Krul’s net. Eden Hazard was the real spark of Chelsea’s fightback, however, and the travelling fans must have made their way home wondering why he, and their team in general, only showed any spark in the final few minutes.
Perhaps it was the shock of finding themselves two goals down to Newcastle that spurred Chelsea into action, and the slightly depressing news for the home side was that once the visitors began to mean business they could not live with them. A draw was a fair result in the end and, if Newcastle were left deflated at the final whistle after coming so close to picking up their first league win, at least they showed some of the fight and application their manager had demanded. If they can keep playing like this, they should be climbing the table before long.
McClaren made five changes to the side beaten by Sheffield Wednesday’s reserves in the Capital One Cup in midweek, and asked the inexperienced Kevin Mbabu, a right-footed central defender, to play at left-back against the defending champions.
Mbabu only made his Newcastle debut in the cup game in midweek and, on his first Premier League start, he found himself marking Pedro. In fairness, he kept the former Barcelona player quiet for most of the game. Chelsea stuck with the side that beat Arsenal last week apart from the one enforced alteration, replacing the suspended Diego Costa with Loïc Rémy, booed from the start after his period on loan here two seasons ago.
 
Rémy might have put his team ahead with the first real chance of the game after Branislav Ivanovic fought his way to the byline and crossed from the right, but the ball came to him quickly and his stabbed shot from the six-yard line flew harmlessly wide. McClaren had made an impassioned plea for fight from his players after the Wednesday horror-show and, in the first part of the game, the home side showed it. Georginio Wijnaldum took on and beat Ivanovic down the left to send over a cross that Aleksandar Mitrovic reached with his head but could not keep on target, then on Newcastle’s next attack Moussa Sissoko advanced to the edge of the penalty area and rolled a shot narrowly wide of Asmir Begovic’s goal. McClaren’s players deserved the vocal backing they were now getting from the crowd, for they were putting up a decent show.
Mbabu incensed Mourinho by upending Pedro right in front of the dugout, but otherwise Newcastle were matching their opponents fairly, with Jack Colback and Vurnon Anita winning most of the midfield contests. From a move that Colback started, Ayoze Pérez brought the first save of the game from Begovic, quickly followed by another stop by the goalkeeper when Daryl Janmaat carried the ball into the area. It took a last-ditch block by Gary Cahill to halt another Janmaat run and, as the interval approached, it was possible to argue Newcastle had enjoyed the better of the game. There was no real end product though, and Chelsea almost made their hosts pay for over-adventurousness in attack when Chancel Mbemba was caught in possession much too far up the pitch, creating a hole in central defence into which Cesc Fàbregas strode to bring a diving save from Krul.
With Chelsea obviously so dangerous on the counter, Newcastle were probably thinking they needed to cash in on their overall supremacy with a goal before half time, when one arrived from nowhere with three minutes to spare.
Actually it arrived from Anita’s long, diagonal ball into the Chelsea area, but there seemed no obvious danger until Ivanovic and Kurt Zouma left it to each other and allowed Ayoze a free shot at goal. He took one right foot touch to bring the ball down then a second to beat Begovic via the inside of an upright, with the two Chelsea defenders practically standing back and applauding
 
If that soured Mourinho’s mood at half time it would not have improved when Newcastle increased their lead from a set piece on the hour, again taking advantage of hesitant Chelsea defending. It is hard to believe a defence featuring John Terry would have allowed Wijnaldum to score with a soft header from a corner but, when Ayoze’s cross came over, the Dutch forward met little resistance when guiding a stooping header into the bottom corner.
Mourinho sent on all his substitutes and Ramires pulled a goal back with an unstoppable drive after Hazard had finally managed to impose himself on the game by deftly cutting in from the left.
The Belgian came to life after that and was Chelsea’s best hope in the closing minutes, but Mbemba threw himself in the way of Hazard’s best chance of an equaliser.
Yet Chelsea kept coming, and Newcastle were finding it hard to repel the blue tide. Two substitutes combined for the final goal, when Newcastle gave away a free kick on the edge of their area, with Ramires distracting Krul and Willian claiming the goal.
It saved Chelsea from embarrassment, though the harsh truth for Newcastle is that had the match lasted another 10 minutes there might not even have been the consolation of a point.

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Telegraph:

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 2
Premier League champions fight back for a point against whipping boys
Late goals from Ramires and Willian see Jose Mourinho's side come back from two goals down

By John Wardle, St James' Park

Chelsea left it late, but two goals from substitutes in the closing stages offered some relief for manager Jose Mourinho and left Newcastle United still waiting for their first Premier League win of the season.
Newcastle remain in the bottom three, but this was a performance that suggested head coach Steve McClaren is making progress. He insists there is no crisis at his club and can offer the first hour of this game as proof.

They led through goals from Ayoze Perez and Georginio Wijnaldum that displayed difficulties at the heart of Chelsea’s defence, but the final minutes brough replies from substitutes Ramires and Willian.
The first 45 minutes was the best experienced by Newcastle this season, not least because it ended with them going ahead through Perez. It was a lead they deserved after winning personal battles in all areas of the pitch,
And, if good news has been virtually non-existent here, some supplied by Kevin Mbabu, who surely anticipated a more daunting debut. The 20-year-old is in his third season at Newcastle since signing from Swiss club Servette and, hindered by injuries, had not done enough to convince previous managers he was worthy of starting a league game.

Even when he was among several players loaned to Rangers last February, he was left on the sidelines by the Scottish club, but McClaren had seen enough in training and during a brief appearance in the midweek Capital One Cup defeat by Sheffield Wednesday to call him up.
McClaren could have opted for Jack Colback or Vurnon Anita as an emergency replacement at left-back for the injured Massadio Haidara, but chose to leave them in midfield. Whoever he had chosen, it was an uncomfortable situation for United and strengthened the belief that they should have added depth to their defence during the transfer window.
Mbabu was one of three changes McClaren made to the team that lost to Watford in their last league game, with Aleksandar Mitrovic back from suspension and Anita recalled in place of Florian Thauvin, another expensive signing whose failure to adapt to the Premier League has made painful viewing.

Loic Remy, once of Newcastle, was Mourinho’s only change in place of the suspended Diego Costa, as the manager resisted pressure from a sizeable section of their support to leave out Branislav Ivanovic, who was captain again in the absence of John Terry.
Terry was replaced again by Kurt Zouma, who has already assumed free-kick duties ahead of the talent surrounding him. He almost justified Mourinho’s faith inside the first five minute with a talent surrounding when his ferocious free-kick avoided Newcastle’s wall but finished narrowly wide of Krul’s right-hand post.
The other post was similarly threatened in the 12th minute when Ivanovic won a tussle with Wijnaldum and powered in cross that Remy knew little about as it rebounded off him and wide of the goal.
Wijnaldum, withdrawn from his favoured role behind the striker to protect Mbabu, soon had debates with coach Paul Simpson about his positioning, but illustrated his value in attack mode with a 16th minute break that exposed Ivanovic’s speed on the turn before his cross was headed wide by Mitrovic.

Finally, the Newcastle crowd was fired up and Moussa Sissoko’s response was an angled shot that found it was through a crowded area and past the far post. This was an awkward spell for Chelsea, particularly Ivanovic.
The captain was again exposed by the acceleration of Mbabu, whose low cross almost reached Mitrovic, while Cesc Fabregas was outwitted by Jack Colback at the start of a move that ended with Perez dragging a shot wide.
Newcastle, who failed to direct a shot on target until the 90th minute against Wednesday, achieved it twice in a few seconds in the 28th minute. Perez was involved again as he swept in a shot that Asmir Begovic beat away, then the keeper saved from Daryl Janmaat after the full-back ignored two feeble tackles by Oscar and Fabregas on the edge of the area.

With a third of the game gone, Mourinho was the more anxious of two managers who are experiencing troubled seasons, but Fabregas did finally force a save from Tim Krul, who reacted well to the Spaniard’s 20-yard effort.
Chelsea went behind, however, in the 42nd minute through a goal that raised further questions about their defending. Zouma must take most of the blame as he failed to deal with an Anita cross as Perez found space between him and Ivanovic, cushioned the ball and hooked it in off a post.

Mourinho had plenty to say at the interval - enough to keep Newcastle waiting on the pitch before the Chelsea team re-emerged, but his words had little impact and the manager was preparing two substitutions when Newcastle added their second goal on the hour.
Radamel Falcao and Willian were standing on the touchline as Perez swung in a corner and Wijnaldum profited from the space he was allowed to glance his header past Begovic.

Ramires was also sent on later and the replacements were to play a crucial role in the dramatic climax. With 79 minutes gone, Ramires drove in a superb long-range effort that even beat the excellent Krul.
And, seven minutes later, Willian’s free-kick earned Chelsea a point that will give Mourinho some breathing and buy valuable time for McClaren.

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Mail:

Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea: Substitutes Willian and Ramires rescue champions after falling behind to strikes from Ayoze Perez and Georginio Wijnaldum at Blues' bogey ground

Craig Hope for The Mail on Sunday

Salvaging a point at the Premier League’s crisis club is not the stuff of champions, and Jose Mourinho knew it.
Rather than accept the invitation to laud the positives – namely two goals in the final 11 minutes from substitutes Ramires and Willian which rescued a barely-deserved draw – the Chelsea boss was instead irked by the performance of several individuals.
He went as far as to label the team’s first-half display the worst of his time in charge. It was hard to disagree
Chelsea were, in Mourinho’s own words, ‘awful’. They were laboured and predictable in attack, sluggish and unpredictable at the back.
Nemanja Matic, Loic Remy and Oscar were all hooked in the second half, but Mourinho admits he would have made six changes had rules allowed.
Pedro, Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard were fortunate to see out the match and, in the end, contributed little to the fightback in any case.
And this on the day Manchester City let them back into the title race following their defeat at Spurs.
It is one thing losing at White Hart Lane, however, but to be beaten at St James’ Park is as good as surrendering your crown. For Steve McClaren’s side have been so poor in recent weeks that even Sheffield Wednesday’s reserves enjoyed victory here in the League Cup on Wednesday night.
To that end, their performance – they were much the better team and led through Ayoze Perez and Georginio Wijnaldum - was unrecognisable.
But so, too, was Chelsea’s until the late revival – and Mourinho was not hiding from that fact.
‘I have extreme feelings – negative and positive,’ said the Portuguese, who has now failed to win in six league visits to Tyneside.
‘That was as bad as we have played in one half of football. A minus one out of 10.
‘I put it down to awful individual performances. It is impossible for a team to be a team when you have so many bad performances.
‘The team only played much better because of Ramires and Willian – not because they scored the goals, but both brought the team to a different level.’
On the subject of different levels, Newcastle produced a massively uncharacteristic display – for in short, they were good.
Booed from the field following their midweek humiliation in the cup, those jeers turned to cheers on full-time here, even despite their late collapse.
Mourinho had an interesting take on why the Magpies repeatedly rally against his side.
‘One of the reasons Newcastle do not get good positions (in the league) is because of this mentality - they chose to sweat in some matches and not others, those sorts of teams win nothing,’ he said.
But they should have won here.
Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul said on the eve of the game that is was time for ‘men’ to emerge from the dressing-room and the signs were there from the off that they had done a lot of growing up in just 72 hours.
Aleksandar Mitrovic – back from a three-game ban – set the tone as he bullied Gary Cahill and Zurt Zouma. The Serb might have had the opening goal when Wijnaldum escaped down the left and swept over a cross that he flashed wide with a towering header.
Perez then led a home break through the middle and Moussa Sissoko slammed inches wide after accepting the Spaniard’s pass.
Asmir Begovic then produced a fine double save to deny Perez and Daryl Janmaat and the breakthrough goal came as no surprise.
Vurnon Anita dug out a high ball into the box from halfway but Perez had both Zouma and Branislav Ivanoic for company.
The 22-year-old, however, managed to outwit the pair of them with a cushioned first touch and killer second, slamming a volley beyond Begovic.
Chelsea were out late for the second half but whatever extra instruction Mourinho had given them in the dressing-room they failed to implement on the pitch.
Mourinho responded by ordering Willian and Radamel Falcao to get stripped but that pair were still waiting to come on when Newcastle netted their second on the hour.
Perez delivered an out-swinging corner from the right and Wijnaldum stole in unmarked to score his second headed goal at the Gallowgate End.
The concession begged one question: where was John Terry? Answer: sat on the bench.
But there was to be a cruel twist in the tale for the hosts and Ramires unleashed a 25-yard scorcher into the top corner to kickstart the comeback.
That snapped Chelsea from their slumber and Willian broke Newcastle’s stiff resistance on 86 minutes, albeit fortuitously as his deadball delivery – intended as a cross – evaded all before bouncing in.
It saved a point, yes, but Mourinho's men had failed to prove one

Newcastle (4-3-2-1): Krul 7; Janmaat 7, Mbemba 7, Coloccini 6.5, Mbabu 7.5; Colback 6.5 (Obertan 54), Anita 7; Wijnaldum 7; Sissoko 6 (de Jong 90), Perez 8; Mitrovic 7.5 (Toney 85).
Subs not used: Elliot, Williamson, Lascelles, Thauvin.
Goals: Perez 42, Wijnauldum 60
Booked: Colback

Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Begovic 6; Ivanovic 5, Zouma 5, Cahill 6, Azpilicueta 6, Matic 4 (Willian 61), Fabregas 4.5; Pedro 5, Oscar 4.5 (Ramires 73), Hazard 5; Remy 4 (Falcao 61).
Subs not used: Blackman, Terry, Mikel, Kenedy.
Goals: Ramires 79, Willian 86
Booked: Ivanovic, Pedro
Man of the Match: Perez
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Attendance: 48,682


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Mirror:

Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea:
5 things we learned as Chelsea come from behind to take a point at St James' Park

By Simon Bird
 
Victory at St James' Park once more proved elusive to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, whose two-goal comeback secured the champions a point
 
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea mustered a two-goal fightback to rescue a point against resurgent Newcastle.
Steve McClaren's men were four minutes from a shock first win of the season, when sub Willian's log range free kick, meant as a cross, flew straight past Tim Krul.
Newcastle took the lead in the first half when Ayoze Perez controlled Vurnon Anita's cross and volleyed in off the post from 15 yards out.
Georginio Wijnaldum doubled the hosts' lead on the hour, stooping to head home his second of the season, from a corner won and taken by Perez.
Chelsea responded with a fight back, and got a goal back through sub Ramires.
He pinged home a brilliant 25 yarder out of nothing. Willian then leveled to rescue a fortunate point.
Here are 5 things we learned:

1. Jose Mourinho hates St James' Park
The Chelsea boss has never won a Premier League game on Tyneside in six attempts.
He spoke well of his trips to Newcastle on Friday... nice hotel, great view of the river and bridges, big stadium.
The one thing that is missing is three points. Something about Chelsea heading here sees Newcastle raise their game.
Mourinho will be pleased, though, with their fightback and spirit that they conjured in the last 20 minutes especially. It was the spirit of Champions, if not an all round performance, he wanted.

2. Chelsea still have ingredients missing
The Champions beat Arsenal last weekend to make it three wins in a row before this game.
But there is a swagger and a fizz lacking in their play until a desperate last 15-20 minutes, when they narrowly avoided their fourth consecutive defeat on Tyneside.
They were out-fought in the first half by Newcastle, and done by a defensive mistake. After the break they has territory and possession, but were caught out again by sloppy marking Newcastle's second goal
Mourinho didn't have the mix right, but will have noted that his side were transformed by Willian, Ramirez and to a lesser extent Falcao, when they can on as substitutes.

3. John Terry will fancy his chances of a recall
Terry is in a battle for his place with Zouma, who is a superb athlete and certainly much quicker then the ex England man.
But errors like Zouma made in the first half will lessen Jose Mourinho's faith in him.
He was out of position when Vurnon Anita threw in a deep cross, let it sail over his head, allowing Perez to control and blast home of the post.

4. Are Newcastle fighters of victims? On this evidence.... fighters
Steve McClaren drew a “line in the sand” after Newcastle's defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. His challegne was simple: fight or be victims.
He couldn't have asked for a better response from his side. They came out fighting from the first minute.
This was a side transformed from the misery of recent performances. Fiesty, aggressive but controlled and positive when they had the ball.
They just about deserved their first half lead through Ayoze Perez.
A first win of the season can't be far away, can it?

5. Aleksandar Mitrovic can lead the line without getting sent off
The Serbian target man finally showed what he is all about. He was a huge handful up front, and gave Gary Cahill and Kurt Zouma problem.
Mitrovic's absence through suspension for the previous three games has been under played. He gives his team-mates a get out ball, and hold play up enough to bring the midfield runners into the game.
Mitrovic is the kind of physical presence Newcastle have been crying out for. Goal will come if he is patient.

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Express:

Newcastle 2 - Chelsea 2: Willian and Ramiers strike late to deny McLaren's Toon first win

WILD MAN Diego Costa was caged and Chelsea were almost tamed as Steve McClaren was denied his first league win as Newcastle boss.

By Clive Hetherington

But Jose Mourinho’s Toon jinx struck again – the Blues’ boss is still waiting for his first league victory on Tyneside.
Newcastle’s Spanish starlet Ayoze Perez made the breakthrough three minutes from the break – and then provided the corner on the hour for Georginio Wijnaldum to double the lead.
Mourinho said before a ball was kicked this season that Holland midfielder Wijnaldum – a £14.5million summer capture from PSV Eindhoven – would not look out of place at Stamford Bridge. Maybe now he will be wishing he had beaten Newcastle to the punch.
The Geordies looked on course for their fourth successive home success against Chelsea but Brazilian substitutes Ramires and Willian struck on 79 and 86 minutes to cut short the home fans’ celebrations.
Volatile Blues striker Costa was in the middle of a three-match ban after the FA found him guilty of violent conduct against Arsenal.

But Newcastle had their bad boy available again. Serbia striker Alexsandar Mitrovic – a £13million summer signing from Anderlecht – was back after a three-match suspension for leaving his own mark on Arsenal with a studs-up challenge on Francis Coquelin in the Gunners’ 1-0 win at St James’ last month.
Toon were pinning their hopes on Mitrovic in the absence of Papiss Cisse, whose lack of form and fitness are an added worry for McClaren.
Swiss rookie Kevin Mbabu, 20, who made his Newcastle debut as a substitute in the woeful midweek Capital One Cup exit at home to Sheffield Wednesday, came in for a league baptism of fire as a replacement at left-back for the unfit Massadio Haidara.
The Geordies’ cup shaker had forced McClaren to admit there was “close to a crisis" on Tyneside – and the demand from the boss was for “fighters, not victims".

Loic Remy, who hit 14 goals while on loan to Newcastle from QPR two seasons ago, led the line for Chelsea in place of Costa.
And with the home fans mindful that the Frenchman didn’t want to make the move permanent, he was immediately booed when he touched the ball for the first time.
It was Chelsea who threatened first, Jack Colback tripping Nemanja Matic and Kurt Zouma fizzing the resulting free-kick past keeper Tim Krul’s right-hand post.
Branislav Ivanovic then presented Remy with a chance. The Blues’ skipper delivered the ball and Remy’s reaction shot flew wide.
Wijnaldum brought the home crowd to life on 16 minutes with a blistering left-wing burst before whipping in a cross that Mitrovic headed wide. Moussa Sissoko then drove past the far post moments later.

Perez and Daryl Janmaat kept the Magpies’ momentum going, forcing saves from keeper Asmir Begovic in quick succession as the half-hour mark approached.
Colback picked up a yellow card for a clumsy challenge on Remy, before Cesc Fabregas launched an impressive right-foot effort that was palmed away one-handed by Krul.
But no one could deny that Newcastle deserved their lead.
Vurnon Anita swung the ball in from the right and Perez just about brought it under control before hooking in right-footed off a post.
Krul made a superb point-blank save from Remy’s header on 50 minutes, but the offside flag was raised. Remy then powered a header well wide as Chelsea began the second half in the ascendancy.
But as Mourinho prepared to make a double substitution, Newcastle struck again.
Perez supplied the right-wing corner and Fabregas let Wijnaldum go, allowing the Dutchman to head in.
But Chelsea hit back with Ramires’ long-range thunderbolt and then Willian curled in a free-kick to deal Newcastle a cruel blow.

Newcastle: Krul; Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Mbabu; Anita, Colback (Obertan 54); Sissoko (de Jong 90), Perez, Wijnaldum; Mitrovic (Toney 84)
Chelsea: Begovic; Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta; Fabregas, Matic (Willian 61); Pedro, Oscar (Ramires 73), Hazard; Remy (Falcao 61).

Star man: Georginio Wijnaldum.
Referee: M Atkinson.

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Star:

Newcastle 2 Chelsea 2: McClaren denied first win but Blues struggle without Costa

WILDMAN Diego Costa was caged and Chelsea were almost tamed as Steve McClaren was denied his first league victory as Newcastle boss.

 By Clive Hetherington
    
But Jose Mourinho’s Toon jinx struck again – the Blues’ boss is still waiting for his first league win on Tyneside.
Mourinho rated his side’s display in the first half at “minus one out of ten” – and one of the worst under his command.
He said: “I’ve been in charge of so many Chelsea matches and we’ve had some bad performances.
“But this first half, I can rate as one of those performances.
“I put that down to awful individual performances.”
And Mourinho will be public enemy No.1 on Tyneside tomorrow morning with his scathing assessment of Newcastle.
He added: “One of the reasons they don’t get into a good position is their mentality.

“They choose some matches to sweat blood and in other matches they don’t.
“That’s typical of an attitude of a team that wins nothing.”
McClaren said: “It was so close to a great win, but with four or five minutes to go, we could have won or lost.
“The players responded after the week we’ve had – they were magnificent. The attitude was great and the crowd responded to them. We looked like a team.”
Starlet Ayoze Perez got the first just before half time and he then provided a corner on the hour for Georginio Wijnaldum to double the lead.
Mourinho said before a ball was kicked this season that Holland midfielder Wijnaldum – a summer capture from PSV Eindhoven – would not look out of place at Stamford Bridge.
Maybe now he will be wishing he had beaten Newcastle to the punch.

The Geordies looked on course for a fourth successive home win against Chelsea.
But Brazilian substitutes Ramires and Willian struck in the 79th and 86th minutes to cut short the home fans’ celebrations.
Volatile Blues striker Costa was in the middle of a three-match ban after the FA found him guilty of violent conduct in last week’s 2-0 victory over nine-man Arsenal.
The Geordies’ cup shock forced McClaren to admit there was “close to a crisis” on Tyneside – and his demand was for “fighters, not victims”.
Wijnaldum brought the crowd to life in the 16th minute with a left-wing burst before whipping in a cross that Aleksandar Mitrovic headed wide.
Moussa Sissoko then drove past the far post as Newcastle began to show some genuine menace.
And no one could deny they deserved their lead when Vurnon Anita crossed and Perez hooked in off a post.
Loic Remy powered a header wide as Chelsea began the second half on top. But as Mourinho prepared a double change, Newcastle struck – Wijnaldum heading in Perez’s corner.
But Chelsea hit back through Ramires’ cracker and Willian’s free-kick.

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