Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Newcastle United - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - February 15, 2021 Chelsea's Timo Werner in action with Newcastle United's Isaac Hayden Pool via REUTERS/Paul Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea notched up their fourth league win in a row under new coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday and striker Timo Werner ended his goal drought as the Blues beat Newcastle United 2-0 to leapfrog Liverpool into the Champions League qualifying places.
Werner, a desolate figure towards the end of Frank Lampard's time as Chelsea manager, made no mistake in the 39th minute when the ball fell for him at the far post and he put the hosts 2-0 up with his first league goal since early November.
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