Newcastle United 1-2 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points

#5 Jorginho - The pass master who makes Chelsea tick

Jorginho completed more passes than Newcastle

Chelsea's summer signing Jorginho has already established himself as the conductor and spine of the west London outfit under Maurizio Sarri. The midfielder was at the top of his game against Newcastle and proved to be a calming presence down the middle for Chelsea as they played the waiting game to try and find an opening.

Jorginho acted as a lynchpin to the Chelsea midfield and grew in confidence as the game progressed, making vital interceptions and chalking out the right pass every now and then. He also managed to equal Fernandinho's record of most touches in the Premier League since 2003/04 with a whopping 186 times to his name.

Jorginho completed more passes vs. Newcastle than any other player has managed in a single Premier League game so far this season.• 173 attempted• 158 completed• 91.3% accuracyNewcastle completed 131. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Esknuj5MBF

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 26, 2018

Unsurprisingly, he made more passes than the entire Newcastle team combined and enjoyed 15 percent of the total possession when compared to the Magpies' paltry 18 percent during the game.