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Andros Townsend vs Chelsea (February 13)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egLdL78jHso

It may have been nothing more than a consolation on a disappointing afternoon for Newcastle, but Andros Townsend’s effort against Chelsea was magnificent.

The 25-year-old had only joined the Magpies a week earlier from Tottenham, but he soon made his intentions clear with a fine run from just inside the Chelsea half, before firing a rocket past the outstretched Thibaut Courtois in the Blues goal.

Townsend would go on to net three more times for Newcastle, but was unable to keep them in the Premier League.