Newcastle 0
Chelsea 2
Ballack 61 Malouda 82
Newcastle 0 Chelsea 2 May 05 2008
Michael Ballack was again Chelsea's hero as the Blues won at Newcastle to take the Premier League title race to the season's final day.
The German, whose double against Manchester United last week took them level with their rivals at the top, broke a stubborn Newcastle with a crucial 61st-minute opener at St James' Park.
But it was not until Florent Malouda added a second eight minutes from time that the points were safe as the spirited Magpies did their best to preserve a seven-game unbeaten run.
They had needed the help of the crossbar to keep out John Terry's 53rd-minute header, but had it not been for the Chelsea skipper's goalline clearance 16 minutes before the break, Michael Owen would have fired the home side ahead.