Breaking News: The actions of Thiago Silva when Reece James lost it during Chelsea’s defeat by Newcastle

Following a humiliating 4-1 loss to Newcastle United, Chelsea was left with many unanswered questions, and Mauricio Pochettino was understandably furious and disappointed with his team.

After losing 4-1, Chelsea’s trip to Newcastle on Saturday ended in defeat and a depressing return home without any learnings from their performance. Mauricio Pochettino, who was watching from the stands, called his team “soft” and said that their performances were the worst of the year.

Following Alexander Isak’s opening goal, a masterful free kick by Raheem Sterling kept the Blues in the game, even though neither team was playing well. Due to Newcastle’s severe injury problems and the youth they had to rely upon on the bench, the west London team, despite their lackluster performance, may have even appeared to have the advantage come second half.

When misfortune struck at the hour, they were unable to react, though. First, Joelinton took advantage of Thiago Silva’s error to give the home team the lead again after Jamaal Lascelles won a free header. Five minutes later, Joelinton doubled the lead.

From that moment on, it appeared more likely that the Blues would receive a yellow card than win. The match ended with Chelsea down to 10 men after Reece James scored his second goal of the game.

The talking points that come up after the game are examined by football.london.

Reliability
The number of yellow cards Chelsea has received this season is concerning. The Blues have developed a habit of getting into the referee’s bad books, despite Nicolas Jackson leading the pack and possibly making the most headlines with his seven cautions so far this season.

Lesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill, Raheem Sterling, and Marc Cucurella all added cautions to James’ double against the Magpies, marking Cucurella’s fifth booking of the year. Sterling came dangerously close to receiving a suspension for his indiscretion, but James received the first of those two for merely kicking the ball away.