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Sissoko's late winner lifts Newcastle

Moussa Sissoko netted two goals in his debut for Newcastle, including the match-winner in stoppage time as the Magpies earned their second consecutive victory with a thrilling 3-2 win over Chelsea on Saturday at St. James' Park.The hosts opened the scoring four minutes from the break when Davide Santon took down a pass out wide on the left wing and fired a soaring right-footed cross into the penalty area, where Jonas Gutierrez got his head to it and nodded it past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech for his first league goal this campaign.But the European champions equalized 10 minutes after the interval when Frank Lampard used some fancy footwork to elude defenders before ripping a rising, right-footed bomb into the top portion of the net, leaving Magpies goalkeeper Tim Krul with no chance for a save.Juan Mata gave the Blues the lead in the 61st minute with a powerful strike from outside the box, but Sissoko tied it up for Newcastle just seven minutes later when he jumped on a rebound from a...

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