Chelsea continued to disappoint when losing to Newcastle United 0-1 at Stamford Bridge. Anthony Gordon's goal in the first half helped the away team win all three points. This is also the first time Chelsea has received two consecutive defeats in the Premier League since coach Liam Rosenior took over the team.
The match also attracted attention with a rather strange situation before kick-off. Specifically, referee Paul Tierney stood next to the ball, while Chelsea players were consulting before the match. After the match, Rosenior complained that it affected the way his players prepared: "I am disappointed. People are focusing and emphasizing too much on things that are not important.
I want to make this clear. I want to protect my players. I respect the match. My players decided that they wanted to be close to the ball, respect the ball and show solidarity and leadership.
That's not my decision. It's a decision between the leadership and the whole team. Nothing they are doing while gathering the squad is disrespectful to the opponent.
Besides the situation before the match, Rosenior also said that the referee ignored a situation where Chelsea should have had a penalty, when Nick Woltemade collided with Cole Palmer in Newcastle's penalty area: "If Paul had focused more on his work and made the right decision, we would have had a penalty today.
I don't think anyone here can say that Woltemade did not foul Cole Palmer in the penalty area.
In fact, in addition to the side stories, Chelsea has encountered a major deadlock against Newcastle. In this match, the London representative launched 21 shots and only 3 times hit the target, the statistics clearly show their weaknesses.
