Joe Willock has paid tribute to Eddie Howe's game plan after Newcastle United floored Chelsea to rattle the Blues at St James' Park.
In a game that ended in chaos, as Chelsea lost the plot, United stars showed their Premier League mettle with a great victory against Graham Potter's side.
Willock's winning goal kept Newcastle in third spot in the Premier League. After the game Willock said: "We know what we needed to do. The manager put in a good game plan and we deserved to win. In the first half we dominated and the last pass wasn't quite there. We got the goal and the clean sheet.
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"I have been practising shooting in training to be fair. I have been missing scoring in front of these fans so to get a goal today is brilliant for me and the team."
Speaking about the bust-up at the final whistle, Willock said: "These games bring up high emotions. Both teams want to win and these things happen [at the end]."
Meanwhile Nick Pope reflected: : "The big games are there to go after for us. We have done that really well this season. "The crowd are really behind us in this stadium.
The boys were tremendous in front of me and pressed really well. The game plan that was put together, we really believed in it."
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