Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle: Marcos Alonso gives Frank Lampard's side the edge

Frank Lampard's imperial phase as a player came when Chelsea were famed for their ruthless ability to squeeze points from teams who rolled into Stamford Bridge with massed defensive units and limited ambition. Chelsea's Marcos Alonso celebrates scoring Chelsea's opening goal against Newcastle United with Tammy Abraham Alonso scored in the 73rd minute with a powerful left foot strike after Chelsea struggled to find the breakthrough all game Newcastle boss Steve Bruce turned to Andy Carroll to provide his team an outlet up top as they looked for a goal MATCH FACTS, RATINGS, AND PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Chelsea : Kepa 6; Azplicueta 6, Zouma 6, Tomori 6, Alonso 6.5; Barkley 6, Jorginho 7, Mount 6.5 ; Willian 7, Abraham 6, Hudson-Odoi 8. Manager: Steve Bruce 6 Referee: Andre Marriner 6 Attendance: 40,513 Season at a glance Live tables Fixtures Scores Premier League Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Scottish Div 1 Scottish Div 2 Scottish Div 3 Ligue 1 Serie A La Liga Bundesliga It also lifted Chelsea into the top four for the first time under Lampard, who sprang up and punched the air and prowled the pitch after the final whistle conducting the celebrations. Steve Bruce gives his Newcastle players some instructions from the sidelines as they look to get something out of the game Chelsea's Tammy Abraham contests for the ball with Newcastle's Fabian Schar during the first half of the match Chelsea's Ross Barkley shows off his injury to manager Frank Lampard after he was substituted during the first half After the interval, however, Abraham climbed above Ciaran Clark to head a corner taken by Willian against the bar and then headed another corner over from six yards having again evaded the attention of Clark. Saint-Maximin goes down in pain as Willian protests to the referee after making a tackle during the Premier League match There was a little bit of excitement during the first half when referee Andre Marriner accidentally fell to the ground Marcos Alonso, Mason Mount, Willian, and Jorginho of Chelsea discuss their tactics for the upcoming free-kick 'We've had a tough, tough start in terms of fixtures and now we've got a run of games with the teams who are going to be in and around us, so it's vitally important time and we'll look forward to it.'