Chelsea were beaten today by a top five rival, as the Blues lost 2-0 away at the St James Park.

Newcastle’s win moves them up to third ahead of next Sunday’s trip to second-place Arsenal, while Chelsea sit in fifth.

With two games left until the end of the season, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea must win their final two games to ensure they qualify for the Champions League.

“My feeling for sure is that we have to win both games,” Maresca said. “The energy and togetherness of team in the second-half gives me confidence.

“We have two more games. What you have to avoid is these kind of things [Jackson red card] because we need all the squad.”

Chelsea have two games left against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Thankfully, the Blues still have their qualification in their hands after Nottingham Forest played out a 2-2 draw with Leicester City.