Chelsea have tightened their grip on fourth spot, after they survived a scare to edge Newcastle United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
A week that has been dominated by the future of Willian, but the Brazilian winger produced a moment of magic to win the game for Chelsea.
Pedro initially gave the Blues an early lead, but Ciaran Clark equalised just before half-time for the traveling Toon.
Willian curling one into the far corner on 57 minutes (image via Premier League).
Chelsea were without a goal in more than two league home games, but they quickly ended that drought when David Luiz played an inch-perfect ball to Pedro, who lobbed Martin Dubravka.
A perfect start for Maurizio Sarri's men, who were dominating possession; but never really troubled Newcastle again in the first-half.
Newcastle grew into the match and Ayoze Perez missed a good chance after Salomon Rondon's flick-on.
On 40 minutes, Newcastle were level. Clark beat Luiz in the air following a Matt Ritchie corner and the game was all-square.
It looked as if Chelsea were set to make the most of a poor bit of defending from the visitors, but Willian couldn't finish following Jorginho's through ball.
Eden Hazard bursted into life to set Willian up, who checked inside and curled the ball beyond Dubravka into the far corner.
Willian had another great chance to make it 3-1 after another great through ball from Luiz, but Jamaal Lascelles turned the ball behind despite the ball beating Dubravka.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, came on with 10 minutes remaining, met with a chorus of "we want you to stay" from the Chelsea fans.
The Blues held on for a 14th home victory of the season, despite a brave performance from Newcastle United.
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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri: "Today was very important to get points. We started off well but after the goal we slept for 20 minutes, so by the end of the first-half, we were in trouble.
"We were better in the second-half. I'm very happy with the result, but we need to improve mentally and technically because we lost a lot of the ball in a stupid way.
"I think our wingers attacked the space better than in the last five or six matches but we need to attack the box better."
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez: "We conceded a goal we could avoid but after that we were fighting for every ball. These players care, you could see that.
"We scored and then controlled the last few minutes of the first-half so it's a pity, but a piece of quality made the difference.
"You could see a lot of positives with the performance but no points. We knew that they would keep the ball and we had to maximise what we did when we got the ball. We had some chances on the counter but our final pass wasn't there."