12 WTF Moments In Newcastle's Disastrous 14/15 Season
12. Beating Chelsea
991492Who would have thought that the steam-roller Champions, who managed to navigate an entire season at Stamford Bridge unbeaten and only succumbed three times away from home would come to St James Park and get beaten?
And by 10 men, no less.
Not only did that improbable, euphoric victory spell 3 home victories in a row against the Blues at home, it also brought a crashing end to Jose Mourinho's 23 match unbeaten run. It's no wonder he doesn't like playing against the Magpies.
Like the majority of Newcastle's wins to date, it wasn't exactly a matter of tactical superiority: it was more merely a resilience that disappeared without trace at the turn of the year. It was the ultimate smash and grab that signalled the real beginning of the end in terms of the form table, but it was a gloriously unexpected winter gift all the same.