Most Seen: Jorginho's passing record against Newcastle goes viral

Most Seen: Jorginho's passing record against Newcastle goes viral 

The passing statistics surrounding Chelsea’s hard-fought victory over Newcastle United this afternoon have been garnering widespread attention online.

Newcastle 1-2 Chelsea

The two sides went head to head at St. James’ Park in a 4pm kick-off, with hosts Newcastle having come into the clash with just a solitary point to show for their opening two Premier League outings of the campaign.

Chelsea, meanwhile, had gotten off to a flying start to life under Maurizio Sarri, having picked up wins over Huddersfield and Arsenal over the last two weeks.

And today’s 90 minutes on Tyneside painted a picture of two sides on very different trajectories, with Chelsea having absolutely dominated proceedings en route to a 2-1 win.

Eden Hazard finally put the Blues in front with 15 minutes remaining in the clash, after Marcos Alonso was adjudged to have been fouled by Fabian Schar in the Newcastle box.

However, Newcastle grabbed a completely-undeserved equalizer 7 minutes later, when a blatant elbow from DeAndre Yedlin on Olivier Giroud was somehow not spotted, allowing the former to whip a cross onto the head of Joselu for a superb finish.

Karma soon told, though, when Marcos Alonso’s drilled volley across the box was diverted home at the back post by the unfortunate Yedlin.

Chelsea the pass masters

In the end, the one-goal difference between the sides did little to portray the true pattern of this afternoon’s clash, with Newcastle having basically spent the 90 minute camped inside their own half.

Though Chelsea didn’t create a huge amount in terms of clear-cut goal-scoring opportunities, the Blues’ possession advantage over their hosts was an absolute sight to behold.

And it is the statistics surrounding the possession football on show from Maurizio Sarri’s men (and Jorginho in particular) versus Newcastle which have gone viral this evening,