Newcastle United 3 Chelsea 3: Sissoko talk of the Toon
Moussa Sissoko paid off a sizeable part of his transfer fee with a superb double to hand Newcastle a precious victory over European champions Chelsea.
Moussa Sissoko paid off a sizeable part of his transfer fee with a superb double to hand Newcastle a precious victory over European champions Chelsea.
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Neil Faskin
The France midfielder marked his home debut with a 68th-minute strike to level the game at 2-2 and then blasted home a brilliant winner to further boost Alan Pardew's survival mission.
Chelsea looked to be on their way to a first victory in four attempts in all competitions when, after Frank Lampard had cancelled out Jonas Gutierrez's first-half opener by scoring his 10th Barclays Premier League goal of the season for the 10th successive campaign, Juan Mata curled home a superb 61st-minute effort.
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