Newcastle United became the first team to beat champions Chelsea this season when they edged a seven-goal League Cup thriller 4-3 yesterday.
Newcastle United became the first team to beat champions Chelsea this season when they edged a seven-goal League Cup thriller 4-3 yesterday.
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| Newcastle's Ryan Taylor (2nd from L) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the second goal against Chelsea during the Carling Cup third round match yesterday. Pic/Getty Images |
Chelsea went ahead after six minutes through Patrick Van Aanholt, but Newcastle roared into a 3-1 lead with goals from Nile Ranger, Ryan Taylor and Shola Ameobi (49th).
The hosts, reduced to 10 men after Yossi Benayoun went off injured when they had used all their substitutes, struck back with two Nicolas Anelka goals, one a penalty, before Ameobi headed the winner in the 90th minute before six minutes of stoppage time.
With Chelsea sitting atop of the Premier League after an unbeaten start to the season, manager Carlo Ancelotti saw fit to make sweeping changes to the side that beat Blackpool 4-0 on Sunday, with Ross Turnbull starting in goal and John Terry returning from injury to shepherd a backline consisting of the Dutch duo of Patrick Van Aanholt and Jeffrey Bruma along with Paulo Ferreira, whilst Daniel Sturridge and French winger Gael Kakuta were also handed a chance to shine.
