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Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea: Reece James at the double as the wing back becomes the Blues' unlikely scoring hero to keep them at the top of the Premier League... with Jorginho also on target with a penalty

Chelsea have pulled further clear at the top of the Premier League table after their comfortable victory over Newcastle, which saw Reece James become their unlikely hero in front of goal.

The visitors were forced to be patient at St James' Park, with Hakim Ziyech having seen a goal disallowed and a strike crack against the woodwork - but two sumptuous efforts from James sealed the result.

James was handed time and space down the right after a floated cross dropped towards him, and he dispatched a venomous shot into the top corner.