DeAndre Yedlin’s recent run of games for Newcastle have not been good.
The right back had a nightmare last weekend against Watford, including conceding an own goal. He struggled again against West Bromwich Albion midweek in a 2-2 draw. And with Newcastle floundering, manager Rafa Benitez saw fit to shake things up, changing to a formation with wing-backs and dropping Yedlin from the lineup in favor of Javier Manquillo and Matt Ritchie against Chelsea.
The results for Newcastle did not change, as the Magpies fell 3-1 to the Blues with Yedlin coming on as a late substitute.