Casemiro has played over 500 professional games, including 63 at international level for his native Brazil. He has won 22 major honours in his illustrious career including five Champions League titles and the Copa America.
Chelsea set their own downfall by gifting Leeds the opener thanks to some rank stupidity from Mendy. They never recovered and Leeds’ intensity was too much for Tuchel’s side who crumbled under the pressure they faced at Elland Road. Koulibaly being sent off was the icing on the incompetence cake. Leeds were great thanks to their intensity and work ethic. What a day at Elland Road.
Credit to Eddie Howe, who’s got his team playing with confidence and verve.They’ll be disappointed not to have protected their two-goal lead a little longer, but their goalkeeper had a really good game and they might well have lost. In a sense, though, it doesn’t matter: for Newcastle, this match will be a staging post that tells them, and the rest of the league, that they’re coming.