Chapter 266: The bench sits

'We all know, Clive Walker, you've played a lot of games at Chelsea before, can you tell us a little bit about how you've changed emotionally now?'

'First I have to correct your statement, although I am not on the pitch now, I am by no means a spectator, my heart will be galloping on the pitch with the Chelsea players! Unlike previous games, Chelsea are now starting a strong recovery and the competition against the likes of Manchester City is bound to be fiercer, and this kind of game is what Chelsea fans are looking forward to.

Before the game began, the two had a chat about the game, and now Clive Walker is starting to recall some of his classic Chelsea games, and his eyes light up with pride as he reminisces.

"Okay, now the players are coming in soon, let's announce the rosters of both teams first."

'Chelsea fielded their entire squad except for Jones, with Thibaut Courtois in goal, Cesc Fabregas in midfield and Costa in front of him alongside Eden Hazard and Pedro.

'Judging by this line-up, Chelsea's core Jones returned to the bench after the last game, and I still agree with Kodic's move, Jones is only 18 years old after all, and continuous high-intensity games will be detrimental to his body.

"Newcastle's formation Newcastle 4231 lineup is: No. 26 Darlow, No. 18 Mbemba, No. 2 Clark, No. 20 Lejene, No. 19 Manquillo, No. 23 Merino, No. 10 Diame; No. 7 Jacob Murphy, No. 17 Ayose Perez, No. 11 Richie; Number 9 Gael. ”

Before the game, everyone analyzed that this game was very interesting, the first 14 rounds of the Premier League, Chelsea achieved a record of 13 wins and 1 draw, with 40 points, ranking 1st, Newcastle achieved 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, achieved 15 points, ranked 12th in the league.

Chelsea and Newcastle have met 159 times in all official competitions, Chelsea 67 wins, 40 draws and 52 defeats have the upper hand, scoring 243 goals and conceding 198 goals, including 74 times in league history, Chelsea 41 wins, 20 draws and 13 losses have a clear advantage, scoring 142 goals and conceding 79 goals, the last time the two teams met was in the 26th round of the 2015-16 Premier League season, when Chelsea swept their opponents 5-1, Kodic's team achieved an unbeaten record of 13 wins and 1 draw, but Chelsea can only continue to win, to get rid of Manchester City, who are also unbeaten.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez briefly took charge of Chelsea in 2013 and won the Europa League, and although Spaniard has not spent much time at the Bridge, he has a good record in charge of Chelsea, finishing third in the league in 2012/13, although Chelsea fans don't like Benitez.

Although it was a not very important game, but Jones's friends had time to watch the game, Jones naturally couldn't forget their box, looking at Jones who was warming up in the field, Ball felt that it was time to ask for a big endorsement contract for Jones.

There is also a woman in the box next to Ball, she is wearing an extra size Chelsea No. 9 shirt, if Jones is in the stands, he will definitely recognize this beauty, yes, this woman is Jones's friend who has not seen for a long time, Jasmine, as her fame grows, her work is getting busier and busier, but as a Jones fan, she naturally does not miss this game when she has time.

She has been following the dynamics of Chelsea, listening to many people around her shouting Jones's name, and she is also shouting Jones's name, but at the moment Jones on the bench is unaware that the stands are so lively, and many people are coming for him.

The referee stood in the middle circle, and with his whistle, the visiting team Newcastle took the lead, and after the opening, Newcastle played very cautiously, firmly in control of the ball, they were not in a hurry to attack, which is also the request of their manager Benistre, let them control the ball on the field first, and when Chelsea start to be impatient, it is their time to attack.

Benister didn't play badly, but he overlooked that they are still playing away from home, and this is Chelsea's Stamford Bridge Stadium instead of their St James's Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of more than 50,000 people, and Newcastle have only been allocated a few thousand tickets, so the stands are completely Chelsea fans' territory.

Looking at the Newcastle players who were on their feet in the field, there were bursts of boos from the stands, and Jasmine in the box did not care about his image, stood up in front of the agent and raised his hands and shook them up and down, boos from his mouth.

The boos from the stands made the Newcastle players a little unbreathable, which player can stand this, they are more advocating attack, rather than wasting time here,

So, Clark directly attacked with a long drive, he didn't have to endure these boos anymore, he kicked out, and the boos on the court immediately decreased a lot, wonderful attacks, hot confrontations, this is the game that fans want to see the most, of course, the more important thing is that their team can beat each other.

"Damn it!" It's hard to achieve a perfect combination of victory and a good game, and Benist is one such coach who was prepared to use defensive counter-attacking tactics to win this crucial game, so Clarke's assertiveness made him angry.

Although he is a defender, you can't deny that Clark Bowyer does have a bit of a good footwork, Clarke's footwork is very good, his ball is not as high and floating as England's traditional midfielder, but flat and fast, and his long ball from the back is also a sharp blade for Newcaster's counter-attack.

It's a pity that the blade touched Cahill today, Cahill's speed is still not slow, he judged the route of the ball's flight, and successfully pushed the ball out, the ball accurately pushed to the feet of Kante, who came back to respond, Kante received the ball and immediately passed it to Fabregas, because Fabregas is the hub of the team's offensive and defensive transition, and is also the initiator of the attack.

Looking up front, Newcastle's defence didn't seem to leave much space for him, so Cesc Fabregas took two steps and gave the ball to Eden Hazard on the right to get forward.

Hazard knocked the ball to Costa, who retreated to respond, and then pulled to the bottom line, Costa did not stop the ball, and directly made the ball to Fabregas who came to the right, Fabregas also used a touch to stuff the ball to the bottom line, Hazard has also thrown off the Newcastle defenders, he faced the ball is a kick to cross, but unfortunately Costa in the middle failed to take advantage of the competition with Diame, and was pushed out by Diameca's main body.