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12/20 08:37 CST Chelsea recovers to draw 2-2 at Newcastle in Premier League
after Woltemade's early double
Chelsea recovers to draw 2-2 at Newcastle in Premier League after Woltemade's
early double
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Chelsea recovered from conceding two early goals to Nick Woltemade to draw 2-2
with Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday, with Joao Pedro's equalizer
coming off a rare assist from a goalkeeper.
Robert Sanchez smashed a long clearance up to Pedro, who headed the ball
forward and ended up collecting it himself after Fabian Schar slipped. Pedro
slotted a finish underneath Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to earn Chelsea
a point in the 66th minute.
Woltemade put Chelsea 2-0 up by scoring from close range in the fourth minute
and then glancing home a cross from Anthony Gordon in the 20th.
Reece James launched Chelsea's fightback by curling a free kick in off the post
in the 49th.
Fourth-place Chelsea trimmed its gap to Arsenal to seven points ahead of the
leader's match at Everton later Saturday. Newcastle missed a chance to climb
into the top half of the standings.
There are eight games in total on Saturday, including second-place Manchester
City --- which is two points behind Arsenal --- hosting West Ham and Liverpool
visiting Tottenham.
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