Olivier Giroud has scored more Premier League goals against Newcastle and Aston Villa (nine) than any other top-flight sides.

Ahh the drought continues for Timo Werner.

The Chelsea frontman shows excellent movement with a run towards the penalty area, but the cannot keep his first-time effort down.

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Timo Werner might not be scoring but he's creating chances for his mates. It's really positive play - good switch from Andreas Christensen out to the left hand side. That little shift onto his left foot and that ability to get away from his man.

Karl Darlow palms it out to Olivier Giroud and he's not going to miss that opportunity. He lashes the ball into the back of the net with his left foot. Such an important player - he scores goals doesn't he?

Chelsea's medical staff are working overtime today.

Timo Werner has a cut lip which needs some attention.

Newcastle get back-to-back corners but both are cleared away by Chelsea.

When it's not going in for you....!

Marcos Alonso nods a cross-field pass into Timo Werner rushing into the box, but the German is on the stretch and cannot divert his effort on target.

Think he had time to take a touch and then finish but when you're desperate for a goal...

Newcastle are flooding the edge of the penalty area with black and white shirts, the spaces are out wide where Callum Hudson-Odoi collects the ball but is then swallowed up as he cuts inside.

Olivier Giroud becomes the 17th player to make 100 appearances in the Premier League as a substitute.

Newcastle see the Chelsea penalty area for the first time, Allan Saint-Maximin seeing a shot blocked by Andreas Christensen then Joe Willock's cross is headed away.

Olivier Giroud enters the action earlier than expected, replacing the stricken Tammy Abraham.

The right ankle is what's causing the issue for Tammy Abraham, it got caught under Jamaal Lascelle's scissor challenge from the side.

The Newcastle man clearly got the ball and a big chunk of the man as well.

Tammy Abraham down on the deck again and it looks like an early exit for the Chelsea striker.

Tammy Abraham hobbles off to the side of the pitch and enters again, limping quite heavily though.

Let's see if he can run it off.

Tammy Abraham has not moved since being on the receiving end of that Jamaal Lascelles tackle.

The physios are on and taking a look at the striker.

Lovely ball over the top from Mateo Kovacic and Tammy Abraham is bearing down on goal, but Jamaal Lascelles recovers in time to make a superb challenge from the side.

The Chelsea striker was onside, VAR had a look for a penalty but it was a perfectly timed tackled from the Newcastle centre-half.

Timo Werner hasn't found the net in the league since last year but is not shying away from possession.

This time his cross is too close to Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow, who MIGHT be on Gareth Southgate's radar?

Chris Sutton
Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Newcastle are going to have to be dogged, organised defensively. Chelsea are playing with a back three and Newcastle will be thinking if we are defending deep and peeling out down that left side they need to get Allan Saint-Maximin on the ball.

Confidence booster for Kepa Arrizabalaga, quickly off his line to gather a through ball.

He did that well.