Chelsea 3-0 Newcastle:
Triple threat: Eden Hazard scored his first hat-trick for Chelsea to send the club top of the Premier League
Taking advantage: Hazard's goals allowed Chelsea to capitalise on Arsenal and Manchester City dropping points
Cool finish: Hazard slots home his second of the afternoon
Finishing touch: Hazard adds his third from the penalty spot after Samuel Eto'o was fouled
From our Match Zone: Eden Hazard scores his first of the afternoon after starting the move
Rotten form: Alan Pardew's Newcastle have now only won once in the last seven matches
Shots
from Hazard and twice from Frank Lampard peppered Tim Krul's goal, but
the visitors had chances, too, and Moussa Sissoko shot over and Hatem
Ben Arfa shot at Petr Cech.
Stretching: Newcastle's Luuk de Jong (right) attempts to get the ball ahead of David Luiz
Shield: Vurnon Anita keeps the ball from Chelsea winger Willian
Advancing: Sammy Ameobi tries to get past Chelsea captain Frank Lampard
Newcastle
had a chance to equalise when Sissoko breached the Chelsea rearguard,
but a heavy first touch, combined with an alert Cech, denied the Magpies
midfielder a shot on goal.
First glimpse: Chelsea new boy Mohamed Salah made his debut for the club, coming on 12 minutes before the end
Rested: John Terry (left) did not play any part and was not named among the substitutes
Tumble: Demba Ba and Mike Williamson stumble over after an aerial challenge
Luiz's
long ball forward early in the second half flummoxed Krul, who slipped
outside his area and was relieved to see the ball outrun Oscar and go
out.
Nicked: Davide Santon dispossesses Willian
Strike: Chelsea midfielder Oscar takes a shot at goal
Up in the air: De Jong wins his header with Gary Cahill challenging
Evasive: Hatem Ben Arfa wriggles away from Oscar's challenge
Challenge: Samuel Eto'o sets Hazard and Cesar Azpilicueta on their way
Working back: WIllian tracks back and attempts to make a tackle on Moussa Sissoko (right)
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