Newcastle v Chelsea ratings: Wilson 6, Clark 7; James 9, Havertz 6

Tuchel's team win 3-0 at St James' Park to extend lead at top of the table

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  NEWCASTLE UNITED RATINGS: Karl Darlow – 5. Nearly caught out by a closing Havertz after lingering on the ball but lucky to escape. Impossible to keep out James’ first. Unbalanced after going low to save the initial shot, Darlow could do nothing about James’ second. Getty

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  Javier Manquillo – 6. Did well to lose Chilwell on the wing in the opening stages but it was often the other way round. Had his hands full with Chilwell and Hudson-Odoi. Getty

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  Emil Krafth – 6. Grabbed an assist in his second start in his last game and kept his place in an unchanged Newcastle squad. Lucky to escape a booking after manhandling Hudson-Odoi. Reuters

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  Jamaal Lascelles – 7, Leading by example and a brick wall in Newcastle’s defence. Good block from the centre-back to stop Havertz bouncing. Stayed with N’Golo Kante to force the ball out. Deflected Ziyech’s shot on to the woodwork just after half time. Booked. AP

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  Ciaran Clark – 7. Important clearance to stop Ziyech in the opening minutes. Supplied a great cross for Lascelles to get a header on. Necessary header to keep Ziyech from meeting Chilwell’s cross into the box. Getty

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  Matt Ritchie – 6. A reliable name on the starting line-ups and supplied a dangerous free-kick into the box to see Wilson’s header go high and wide. Booked. Getty

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  Allan Saint-Maximin – 5. Played in Fraser for Newcastle’s opening chance but otherwise found it hard to get into the game. Had to force himself into it. An outlet Newcastle failed to use. Reuters

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  Isaac Hayden – 6. On risky ground after being booked for a high, sliding tackle on Christensen just 18 minutes in. Had a few good tussles but taken off to not risk a second yellow. AP

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  Sean Longstaff – 6. Faced Chelsea on his 24th birthday and saw his effort from the edge of the box blocked in the second half but ultimately a birthday he won’t want to remember too much of. Getty

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  Ryan Fraser – 6. Had to be patient this season for game time but looked to be making a point since getting his chance. Had an early shot in the opening minute with his shot just going wide. Subbed after Chelsea’s opener. Getty

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  Callum Wilson – 6. Terrific hold up play to give Newcastle their first shot from Fraser. Would have wanted to do better with Ritchie’s freekick in the first half. Barged Mendy off the ball in the final remaining minutes. PA

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  SUBS: Miguel Almiron (for Hayden 67’) – 6. Saw his shot in the final 10 minutes calmly claimed by Mendy. AFP

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  Joe Willock (for Fraser 66’) – 5. Just couldn’t find a way into the game with Chelsea leading the charge from the moment he stepped on the pitch. Jonjo Shelvey (Longstaff 82’) – N/A. Back after serving a one match suspension against Crystal Palace but it was a hard job to do when the team was 3-0 down. Getty

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  CHELSEA RATINGS: Eduardo Mendy – 7. Able to sit back and relax for the first half, with only seven touches of the ball at half-time. Had no problem with finding Jorginho even under pressure before half time. AFP

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  Andreas Christensen – 7. Benched against Norwich but back into the team in place of Chalobah. Centre of the action and usually the victim of tackles in the first half but comfortable when needed in defence. PA

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  Thiago Silva – 7. Rested midweek for the cup. Headed away a ball into the box from Manquillo with ease but consistent and reliable as ever in defence. AFP

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  Antonio Rudiger – 7. Once again, taking opponents by surprise with a charging run but overcooked his pass near the 40-minute mark and couldn’t convert a shot from a tight angle in the second half. Getty

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  Reece James – 9. Lively from the first minute. Linked up with Jorginho to run on to a lovely pass by the Italian but Darlow claimed with ease. A bulletproof goal beat Darlow at the far post. Produced a near replica goal for Chelsea’s second. AFP

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  N’golo Kante – 7. Played his 200th Premier League game. Storming run on the counter attack to thread the ball to Ziyech, though the resulting shot from Havertz was blocked. Booked. AFP

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  Jorginho – 7. Beautiful pass to James in the opening stages. Would have been a lovely assist on his record if Ziyech had been on side. Got on the scoresheet through a penalty, his first goal of the season. PA

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  Ben Chilwell – 7. Impossible man to drop on current form. Made the left wing a huge threat for Chelsea, linking with Hudson-Odoi. Getty

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  Hakim Ziyech – 7. Could have scored his first of the season after a lovely pass by Jorginho but was deemed offside. Saw his free-kick before half time fly wide. Hit a curling effort first time but Darlow was equal to it. Lively but unlucky not to score. Booked. AFP

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  Callum Hudson-Odoi – 7, With Lukaku and Werner injured, Hudson-Odoi kept his place in the squad. Brilliant in the build up of the goal and made it tough for Manquillo. Getty

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  Kai Havertz – 6. Leading the line with injuries to Lukaku and Werner, should have scored just after the 30th minute with a tap in. Had a shot blocked on the counter attack. Just not his day. Getty

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  SUBS: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (for Kante 64’) – 6. Mere seconds after coming on, he had a chance on goal and saw the clearance of the header land at James’ feet for the goal. Getty

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  Ross Barkley (for Ziyech 64’) – 6. Weaved around Newcastle into the box before James’ second. Lovely through ball to Havertz, which prompted the penalty. Saul Niguez (for Hudson-Odoi 88’) – N/A. Made his first away appearance for Chelsea after seeing his time limited since his loan from Atletico Madrid. AP

Chelsea were without a recognised striker but still proved too good for Newcastle United at St James' Park on Saturday.

Reece James scored twice to help the Premier League leaders ease to a 3-0 win.

The hosts managed to hold out for 65 minutes before James hit a left-footer past Karl Darlow, and then a right-foot shot 12 minutes later to dent Newcastle's hopes.

Jorginho then converted penalty in the 81st minute, which was icing on the cake.

"I think the first one was probably the better goal on my weaker foot - it was a good finish," James, who also scored in the 7-0 thrashing of Norwich City last weekend, said.

"We knew coming here would be a tough game. We had to break them down and it took a lot of time."

The Blues moved three points clear at the top with their fourth straight Premier League win.

Defeat for Newcastle saw them equal their longest winless run at the beginning of a top-flight season of 10 games, which was set in 1898 and again in 2018.

Player ratings from the match can be seen in the picture gallery above.