It was a heart-racing finish at the Bridge, as Chelsea held on to all three points thanks to goals from Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer.
The Blues certainly like to make things interesting for Chelsea fans. Alexander Isak equalised in the first half, and it seemed like Enzo Maresca's men would be punished for not taking their chances.
However, the coldest man in the Premier League would step up and help Chelsea secure the win.
A well-struck finish at the near post was too powerful for Nick Pope to stop and enabled the two-time Champions League winners to hold on.
Here are four things we learnt from Chelsea's fifth win of the season:
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Cole Palmer continues to deliver in a Blue shirt
Once again, Chelsea's star man gave a breathtaking performance.
Palmer's performance from minute one was eye-catching, with the most star-making moment being the pass before the goal in the 18th minute.
The vision to pick out Pedro Neto as well as the weight of the pass with inch perfection was simply incredible.
In addition to his passing, Palmer continues to show that his goal tally isn't drying up any time soon.
A sharp finish at the near post was too sharp for Pope to get near to.
Making it seven goals this season in the Premier League and five assists, the man full of ice continues to show that last season was no fluke.
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Moises Caicedo is vital to Chelsea's midfield
As more games progress, Caicedo continues to impress.
Another impressive performance in the middle of the park; Caicedo had the most tackles in today's game.
It was interesting to see the battle between the £108m pound player and the rest of Newcastle's midfield.
Joelinton was aggressive in the tackles as well as on the ball, but that simply did not put off the Ecuador international.
Using his body well and recovering the ball in key positions, Caicedo continues to show why the Blues spent as much money as they did on the former Brighton player.
Furthermore, the 22-year-old’s passing throughout the game was impressive, having made 49 successful passes out of 52.
In addition, the number 25 won 6/8 duels and made four recoveries and seven interceptions.
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The Blues need to capitalise on dominance and put games to bed sooner
Although it makes the game more interesting, Chelsea need to start capitalising on spells where they are on top of a team.
Throughout the first half, the Blues had endless chances to double their lead and could have easily been leading by three before the break.
But again, Maresca's men got punished for not taking their chances, with Isak scoring a simple tap-in just before the break.
It will undoubtedly be interesting to see how Chelsea solves this issue as the season progresses.
Still, it could also be argued that the backline being a bit shaky at times certainly does not help.
One noticeable thing was that when Chelsea needed to control the game and slow it down, Sanchez did the opposite.
His distribution out the back was poor, which is usually a strength for the Spanish goalkeeper.
Sanchez's long ball success rate was only 24%, with just 6/25 being successful.
It may be something Maresca needs to look into to help dictate the tempo and control of the game, as it is also such a key way in which he wants his goalkeeper and team to play.
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Pedro Neto showed why he earned his right to start
Following a brilliant performance midweek in Greece, Neto showed exactly why Maresca chose him to start over Jadon Sancho.
The Portuguese international completed the most dribbles in the match, with three, and his burst of pace was something that the Newcastle backline could simply not deal with.
For the first goal, it showed precisely why Chelsea bought the player from Wolves.
Palmer's pinpoint pass would only work with one other player in the team, Mykhailo Mudryk.
However, Neto still had plenty of work to do, taking two Newcastle defenders out of the game with his run before putting a perfect ball across for Jackon to hit home.
