Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle United they still have two games to play despite victory at Chelsea moving into third in the race for a Champions League place. Newcastle took an
early lead through Sandro Tonali after the break and the Blues were reduced to 10 men. After Nicolas Jackson was sent off. However, Chelsea
produced some good work in the second half and had chances to equalise. Before Bruno Guimaraes’ long-range effort deflected into a 2-0 win that moved them into third.
However, Howe warned his players the job is not done with two games remaining, with sixth-placed Aston Villa only three points behind.
“The second half was nerve-racking, an interesting 45 minutes. We played really well in the first half, we were very motivated. But in the second half there were a lot of things – the psychology of the game, the score, ten against eleven. “It made the second half difficult. สนใจสมัคร? คลิกที่นี่เพื่อเริ่มต้น I thought Chelsea played really well but we survived,” Howe said.
“The fans were fantastic, the atmosphere in the game was incredible. “
We are on the way to where we want to be this season. But there’s still work to do and two tough games to play. “
The trophy is massive and the players know that. There was some concern before that if we won the trophy. It would have a negative impact on that but I think it has actually given us a bit of confidence. “
They travel to Arsenal next and then face Everton at St James’ Park again.