Willian proved the matchwinner as Chelsea won 2-1 against Newcastle United.

Pedro's ninth-minute lob saw the Magpies trailing, but Ciaran Clark headed in a deserved equaliser before half-time.

The Blues had plenty of chances, but only prevailed when Willian curled in a decisive second, following another assist by Eden Hazard, who was again deployed as Chelsea's 'false nine'.

Blues boss Maurizio Sarri said, "I'm really very happy with the result.

"I was happy with the performance at Tottenham, today we started well for 10 minutes but after the goal we thought it was easy and it wasn't. We slept for 25 minutes and we were in trouble.

"It was better in the second half but we need to improve in the mental reaction because after the first goal something happened. We stopped playing. It was very important to get three points, and to score, and for now that's enough."

Sarri added: "For the first time, at Watford we reacted well to their goal in the last minutes of the first half. We reacted very well at Tottenham. Today we only had to manage a positive situation, not a difficulty. I think we need to improve our mentality."