Chelsea started a thrilling battle at home at the break of dawn on Tuesday, with a 3-2 reversal victory over Newcastle. Central midfielder Galpenma was undoubtedly the center of attention in the game, not only providing a wonderful assist, but also scoring a goal himself. The talented 21-year-old has scored 19 goals in the Premier League this season, of which 11 are goals and 8 are assists, setting a record for the highest number of U21 players in a season in Chelsea's history.
Chelsea were the first to break the deadlock just six minutes into the game. A long range shot from Galpenma was skillfully placed into the net by Nicolas Jaesun Gado. Newcastle were not to be outdone by Chelsea's strong offense, and before the end of the first half, Alexander Ishak leveled the score with a brilliant shot. In the second half, Golpenma showed his long range skills again and put an arrow through the net to help Chelsea regain the lead. Medilli made a breakthrough and put the ball in the back of the net to make it 3-1, but Newcastle got a goal back late in the game with a powerful shot from Jaime Mephie, but it was too little too late. The win snapped Chelsea's embarrassing run of two consecutive away defeats in the Premier League, but it also resulted in injuries to striker Anthony Gordon and defender Daniel Bensay.
Looking back at the last four EPL matches, Chelsea won 2 and drew 2, including the showdown with Manchester City, and the team's overall performance has improved. However, manager Pudjetino was not satisfied with his team's defensive performance: "The players at the attacking end are getting more and more confident, but they are disappointed with the goals they conceded because the two mistakes should not have happened. After learning the lesson, I will become more mature and we need to keep working hard." As for Galpenma, he was confident that Chelsea still has a chance to win a place in the next European tournament.
