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The unlikely star of Newcastle v Chelsea was a genuine unknown quantity

Published 19:40 26 Sept 2015 BST

Updated 20:35 26 Sept 2015 BST

Tom Victor
The unlikely star of Newcastle v Chelsea was a genuine unknown quantity

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With so much freely available information about Premier League players these days, it's rare to find a player who no one seems to know anything about.

But Newcastle's Swiss defender Kevin Mbabu is one of those players, and by the end of the draw against Chelsea he made us all feel guilty for having not heard of him. The 20-year-old only made his debut for the club in midweek against Sheffield Wednesday, so some were surprised to see him come in for Massadio Haidara against the champions. https://twitter.com/ponsaeIius/status/647796226386169856 https://twitter.com/shivamLM/status/647810325283115009 https://twitter.com/CLBrosnan93/status/647799096716193793 https://twitter.com/ChelSiham/status/647797148717678592 But as the game progressed it seemed the youngster had a bit about him. https://twitter.com/ElasticoChop/status/647811788780797952 https://twitter.com/Raider_Dowe/status/647830660388945924 https://twitter.com/FutbolsaCountry/status/647832708329156609 And by full time...well... https://twitter.com/popeformosus/status/647839424924020736  
The unlikely star of Newcastle v Chelsea was a genuine unknown quantity