Chelsea's spirited second-half display saw them recover from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United.
The Blues arrived at St James' Park with all eyes on head coach Enzo Maresca after a difficult week for the Italian, although the way the visitors fought back on Saturday lunchtime showed his players were still fighting for him.
Newcastle, though, will be disappointed that Nick Woltemade's first-half double - the first time the German has scored twice in a game for the Magpies - was not enough to earn them a much-needed win after last weekend's loss at arch-rivals Sunderland.
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The striker was in the right place to fire the hosts ahead after just four minutes following excellent approach play from Jacob Murphy, before doubling their lead on 20 minutes.
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade celebrates scoring his second goal against Chelsea
Image: Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade celebrates scoring his second goal against Chelsea
This time it was Anthony Gordon with the impressive work down the left and from his inviting cross, Woltemade guided the ball just inside the far post, with the goal finally confirmed after a long VAR check with the Semi-Automated Offside Technology not working.
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Team news:
Newcastle made four changes from the midweek Carabao Cup win over Fulham
Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon and Nick Woltemade all returned
Moises Caicedo was the only player to keep his starting place from Tuesday's 3-1 Carabao Cup last-eight win at Cardiff City
Chelsea's stirring fightback
Newcastle failed to have an effort on target after the 28th minute, although it still needed a moment of brilliance from Reece James to give the Blues a lifeline.
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Standing over a 30-yard free kick, the Chelsea skipper curled his effort over the wall and in off the inside of the post with Aaron Ramsdale, at full stretch, helpless. From then, the momentum changed.
The hosts will point to the decision not to award them a spot kick after Trevoh Chalobah wiped out Gordon in the box, an incident former Premier League referee Mike Dean called "100 per cent a penalty" on Soccer Saturday.
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Mike Dean
Mike Dean reacts as Newcastle are denied a penalty in their Premier League clash against Chelsea.
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However, Chelsea deservedly drew level midway through the second half thanks to an unlikely assist from Robert Sanchez, whose long clearance found Joao Pedro, who brilliantly turned his marker Malick Thiaw, before bursting clear and sliding a shot under Ramsdale.
Did you know?
Robert Sanchez’s assist for João Pedro was the fourth time a goalkeeper assisted a Premier League goal for Chelsea, and first since Petr Cech for a Didier Drogba goal against Tottenham Hotspur in December 2010.
Chelsea remain in fourth, while Eddie Howe's team move up to 11th ahead of the rest of the weekend's games.
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Soccer Saturday panel on Enzo Maresca
On Soccer Saturday, Paul Merson and Kris Boyd discuss Enzo Maresca's 'outburst' where he appeared to criticise the Chelsea hierarchy, and ponder his future at the club.
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