just two points from his previous three visits
to Newcastle, and watched on as his side
wasted a chance to move to the top of the
Premier League table on Saturday.
Chelsea controlled a first half devoid of clear-
cut chances – their best effort saw John Terry
hit the crossbar with a header – but were left
reeling when Gouffran headed in an inviting
Yohan Cabaye free-kick in the 68th minute.
Substitutes Willian and Samuel Eto'o went
close for Chelsea in the latter stages, but Remy
hammered home Vurnon Anita's cut-back with
two minutes left to seal Newcastle's win.
The loss was Chelsea's second of the league
campaign, meaning Arsenal could go five
points clear if they beat Liverpool on Saturday.
Mourinho made two changes from the side
that beat Manchester City in their last Premier
League fixture, with Juan Mata and David Luiz
replacing Andre Schurrle and Gary Cahill
respectively.
Newcastle also made two alterations, with
defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa returning from
suspension and Shola Ameobi selected, as
Hatem Ben Arfa and Paul Dummett (hamstring)
made way.
In a scrappy first half, Chelsea came close to
an opener when Terry's thumping header hit
the bar in the 13th minute.
Chelsea begun strongly but failed to create a
clear openings until the captain's chance,
which came when he rose above Mike
Williamson to nod Mata's corner against the
woodwork, while Branislav Ivanovic's follow-
up deflected onto the top of the bar.
Another Terry header almost led to a goal,
with his effort cleared off the line by Davide
Santon, and at the other end, Moussa Sissoko –
scorer of two goals in Newcastle's 3-2 win
over Chelsea in February – forced a smart save
from Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech at the near
post seven minutes before the break.
Newcastle skipper Chiekh Tiote limped off with
an apparent thigh injury eight minutes after
the break but that did not stop them from
enjoying a terrific spell around the hour-mark.
Sissoko was first to go close, forcing Cech to
tip wide when released by Mathieu Debuchy,
before Remy shot straight at the goalkeeper
from close range.
Gouffran had a good effort saved by Cech at
the near post in the 66th minute and three
minutes later, Newcastle's pressure told, with
the Frenchman breaking the deadlock by
nodding in Cabaye's excellent free-kick.
They quickly went in search of a second, with
Terry making an excellent sliding tackle to deny
Remy after he linked well with Sissoko, before
Eto'o had an effort deflected wide by Yanga-
Mbiwa.
A clever Oscar cut-back let Willian in with 10
minutes remaining, but his shot was well saved
by Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, and a
follow-up from Eto'o hit Debuchy and went
wide.
And Newcastle wrapped up their victory in the
88th minute, as Remy produced a powerful
finish to convert Anita's clever assist.
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