Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel gave his assessment after beating Newcastle 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.

Chelsea climb into the top four thanks to goals from Giroud and Werner, leapfrogging Liverpool and West Ham.

Newcastle didn’t really give the Blues a run for their money, and as a consequence, they stay in 17th.

Tuchel told Sky Sports: “I liked the first half. We played with courage and a lot of purpose in the box.

“We had a lot of shots and managed to keep them away from our box. I liked that a lot.

“Our decision-making in the box can be more deadly, more precise, more decisive.

“The second half, we gave away shots, lost duels, suddenly there were corners against us.

“We played too many balls back. We did not keep the advantage to put the game into the opponent’s half.

“Our counter attacks were also not clinical enough to score a third goal and finish the game.”