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Telegraph Sport can reveal that Chelsea staff were told at the pre-match meeting between officials, representatives from the two clubs and the Premier League not to form the huddle around the centre circle if Newcastle were about to kick-off.
In that event, Chelsea representatives were told the players should form the huddle in their own half. It is understood that Chelsea were told by Tierney that he would be standing on the spot in the moments before the game and would hold his ground.