Hard-working Timo Werner finally gets his reward as Chelsea ward off stubborn Newcastle

Werner ended a barren run of 14 Premier League games stretching back three months, and things can only get better

Timo Werner bundles the ball over the line for Chelsea’s second goal in their Premier League clash with Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. Picture: Adrian Dennis/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

CHELSEA 2 (Giroud 31, Werner 39) NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

THOMAS TUCHEL was asked about Timo Werner's dreadful goal drought recently and replied with the old cliché about strikers needing the ball to go in the net off their backside to recover their scoring form.