Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0: Tonali’s early goal and Jackson’s stupid red card put Toon in pole position for Champions League

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Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0: Tonali’s early goal and Jackson’s stupid red card put Toon in pole position for Champions League

NEWCASTLE are on the cusp of securing Champions League football next season after beating ten-men Chelsea at St James’ Park.

The Toon came out on top in the race for top four clash and moved up to third in the Premier League table.

Newcastle United players celebrating a goal.

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Newcastle moved up to third in the Premier League table after beating Chelsea at St James’ ParkCredit: Alamy
Sandro Tonali scoring a goal for Newcastle United FC.

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Sandro Tonali gave Newcastle an early lead inside two minutesCredit: Getty
Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson fouling Newcastle United's Sven Botman.

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Nicolas Jackson was sent off for a dangerous elbow on Sven BotmanCredit: Reuters
Newcastle United's Bruno Guimarães shoots at goal during a soccer match.

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Bruno Guimaraes deflected strike made the game safe in the 90th minuteCredit: Reuters