Pochettino had faced open revolt from among his own support during last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Brentford.The former Tottenham boss has suffered a difficult first season at Stamford Bridge, which included losing the League Cup final to a severely depleted Liverpool last month.
“Until the end we are going to fight to try to give our fans the best things. It helped a little bit today we scored from the beginning, the fans were good and behind us.Newcastle’s 12th defeat of the season leaves the Magpies just one point better off than Chelsea in 10th.The pressure is also rising on Eddie Howe as Saudi-backed Newcastle have failed to build on finishing fourth last season to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.
However, it was the story of Chelsea’s season that they failed to build on that flying start and allowed Newcastle to go onto control the rest of the first half. The one new signing Chelsea have been able to rely on all season is Cole Palmer and the England international restored his side’s lead in emphatic fashion just before the hour mark.
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