Newcastle United
ended Chelsea's 23-match unbeaten run as
Papiss Cisse scored two second-half goals in a
tense 2-1 win over the Premier League leaders on
Saturday.
Cisse, who came on as a substitute after the
break, tapped in Newcastle's first after 57
minutes and struck again on the break 20
minutes later, seconds after Eden Hazard had
been denied an equaliser by the woodwork.
Newcastle were reduced to 10 men shortly
afterwards when Steven Taylor was shown a
second yellow card for a foul on Andre Schuerrle
before substitute Didier Drogba gave Chelsea
hope of a comeback with a majestic header after
83 minutes.
Chelsea applied late pressure in a nerve-jangling
six minutes of stoppage time but their hopes of
stretching their unbeaten run to a new club
record were thwarted by dogged Newcastle
resistance and a brilliant fingertip save by
substitute keeper Jak Alnwick on his competitive
debut.
Defeat for Jose Mourinho's side, their first since
the second leg of last season's Champions
League semi-final against Atletico Madrid, means
champions Manchester City can close the gap to
three points if they beat Everton at home later.
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