Papiss Cisse: Ruins Chelsea with a brace

Papiss Cisse was the hero for Newcastle today in a home match they used to bring Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea back to earth.

Cisse netted two goals in the second half, making Didier Drogba’s 83rd minute goal, a mere consolation for Chelsea.

The match was a highly tempestous one with six yellow cards and a red for Newcastle’s Steven Taylor.

Cisse, who came on as a substitute after the break, tapped in Newcastle’s first after 57 minutes and struck again on the break 20 minutes later, seconds after Eden Hazard had been denied an equaliser by the woodwork.

Mourinho: disappointed

Newcastle were reduced to 10 men shortly afterwards when Steven Taylor was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Andre Schuerrle before substitute Didier Drogba gave Chelsea hope of a comeback with a majestic header after 83 minutes.

Chelsea applied late pressure in a nerve-jangling six minutes of stoppage time but their hopes of stretching their unbeaten run to a new club record were thwarted by dogged Newcastle resistance and a brilliant fingertip save by substitute keeper Jak Alnwick on his competitive debut.