Unstoppable Cisse keeps Toon in hunt

It looks like Chelsea are going to have to beat Bayern Munich in Germany if Roberto Di Matteo’s men are to play in the Champions League next season, after two stunning goals from Papiss Cisse kept Newcastle on course for a top-four finish last night.

With Tottenham winning at Bolton, Chelsea are now five points behind them and Newcastle, who are behind the fourth-placed Londoners on goal difference only.

It means that with two games to go, Chelsea need an unlikely run of results to finish in the top four, and their only hopes of competing in the Champions League will be to go through as holders.