So much depends on Alexander Isak's fitness this weekend when it comes to picking the Newcastle United starting XI to face ...

Inside the box, Longstaff (white) had a blocking role to perform and behind him, Murphy, Schar and Botman (red) are fake runners. The two players outside of the penalty area are Trippier ...

Kieran Trippier drifted inside there and had Switzerland ... Saka’s cutback is good too, but well cut-out by Schar. Sadly for England, the corner comes to little. This Swiss press has not ...

26 mins: Kieran Trippier whips a low corner ball into the penalty area as Fabian Schar pulls away from the pack waiting in the middle of the box. The defender meets the ball and looks to curl a ...

Nick Pope is a welcome return in goal, with a back four of Trippier, Schar, Dan Burn and Lewis Hall who will be surely be given the chance to pick up where he left off last season. The Sandro ...

Trippier was far from the only Newcastle defender to come out of Gameweek 21 with their reputation enhanced. Fabian Schar (£3.2m) catapulted himself into Dream Team's top ten defenders with a 22 ...

Trippier ended the game with two assists to his name. CB: Fabian Schar – 7/10 Schar hardly put a foot wrong on the defensive third of the pitch and was replaced in the 82nd minute. CB ...

Newcastle United have only three games to negotiate before they can celebrate a return to Champions League football next season. Eddie Howe's squad have put themselves in the driving seat when it ...

Fabian Schar was also stood over the free-kick alongside the England international, and the full-back admits he had to turn down his team-mate's request to take the shot. Trippier told NUFC TV ...

The home side’s frustration continued immediately after the break when Schar recycled another corner from Trippier beyond the far post, only to blast his shot over, before Chris Wood was denied ...

It was scoreless after a half-hour, but 2-0 by the 36th minute as Schar scored twice in four minutes (his first two PL goals of the season) to give Eddie Howe’s side all they would need on the night.

Trippier's mistake led to Chelsea's added-time ... Howe said he was yet to make a decision on the availability of Fabian Schar, Joelinton and Alekander Isak, but was happy with the recovery ...