Hazard involved in 51 per cent of Chelsea’s goals – are the Blues the most one-man team in the Premier League?
CHELSEA were once again indebted to Eden Hazard as he dragged the Blues to an important win over Watford yesterday.
Employed in the false-nine spot once more, the Belgian star, 27, scored twice as Chelsea battled past the Hornets 2-1.
With Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud both enduring tricky seasons, it's been up to Hazard to provide the goals for Maurizio Sarri this term.
In fact, the superstar winger has scored ten and assisted on nine goals in the Premier League this season.
No player has been involved in as many as Hazard's 19 - with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah second on 18.
With Chelsea finding the net 37 times this season, that means Hazard has been involved in over half of their goals - at 51.4 per cent.
But does that make the Blues the ultimate one-man team in the Premier League this season? Apparently not.
While Fulham have struggled for goals all season, Aleksandar Mitrovic has been the only real shining light.
He's scored seven times and added two assists - for 52.9 per cent of all the Cottagers' goals.
Other than Mitrovic and Hazard, no other team has seen one man involved in more than 50 per cent of their goals.
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Even Salah, with 18 goal-involvements, sits way back on 41.9 per cent, with the Reds having scored 43 times this term.
In the 2-1 win at Vicarage Road, Hazard scored his 100th and 101st Chelsea goals - as he aims to become a "legend".
After the game, Hazard said: "To score 101 goals with this amazing club is something I will never forget.
"But now the fans, staff and players want more. I want to score more for this club and then try to be a legend like Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and John Terry."
And Sarri is under no illusions he needs his star man more than anyone, saying: "Eden Hazard can play in every position.
"He played very well with two goals and could have had two or three assists. He can play with team-mates very well."