Excitement at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea mauls Newcastle 5-1

We have got to grind together.

“Everyone’s got to hold their hands up”. We tried to take the game to Chelsea and attack them, and they did that to us.

“We didn’t deal with the ball very well, and usually we have a team of footballers who can deal with the ball. There are more important games this season”.

“It’s nothing in the dressing room, the lads are not coming here scared”.

The 24-year-old believes the impressive victory at home to West Brom earlier this month is a better barometer of their relegation chances.

“When you haven’t got that work ethic in your pants, then you are going to struggle from minute one”. We were geared up to start the same way, start fast, get in their faces, getting the crowd behind us. We need to turn it round. We can’t dwell on it.

“We have to look at our away form at the present moment, it’s inconsistent”.

“We’d have loved to get something against Chelsea”. Even draws won’t be good enough.

Townsend’s goal was his first since he netted for England against Italy last March.

The Magpies continue to languish in the Premier League’s drop zone and found themselves three goals down after just 17 minutes at Stamford Bridge, with Fabricio Coloccini in particular, singled out by fans and pundits for another lacklustre display.

After yet another shambolic display against Chelsea at the weekend, it may be time for Steve McClaren (or whoever is in charge by the time the Stoke game arrives) to make some bold changes.

Chelsea are thought to be ready to completely overhaul their roster this coming transfer window because of their poor showing in the Premier League this season which now sees them sitting in 12th position, well behind archrivals Arsenal and Manchester City. Three 90 minutes in a row.