This embarrassing moment was caught on camera when Chelsea players huddled around the referee, Paul Tierney, just before kickoff.
The Blues have in recent weeks, under Liam Rosenoir, made it a ritual to gather in the center circle before the kickoff.
However, there was an awkward moment when the team gathered into a circle around the referee, who was at the center circle.
Chelsea's Head Coach,Liam, stated after the match that the referee should have focused on officiating the match instead of interrupting his team's pre-match ritual, and hinted that he would contact PGMOL, the referees' body, to ask why his team's ritual was interrupted.
Fans are torn on both sides as regards the team going ahead with the ritual despite the referee being at the centre circle.
With some being of the opinion that it was unnecessary to go on with the ritual with the referee there, and some faulting the referee for standing in the way of the ritual, causing unnecessary issues.
Newcastle won the match played at Stamford Bridge for the first time in 14 years with 3 goals to Nill