Reinvigorated Moses feeling ‘great’ after classy Premier League display for Chelsea
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Fit-again Chelsea defender Victor Moses is feeling ‘great to be back’ after overcoming a recent hamstring complaint to star in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Newcastle United.
Moses completed 90 minutes and looked back to his best against Rafael Benitez’s men, supplying the assist for Alvaro Morata’s goal as the Blues clawed from a goal down to secure maximum points.
With his assuring performance, the Nigerian has re-established his place as an important cog in Antonio Conte’s squad despite his eight-game absence.
Moses completed 90 minutes and looked back to his best against Rafael Benitez’s men, supplying the assist for Alvaro Morata’s goal as the Blues clawed from a goal down to secure maximum points.
With his assuring performance, the Nigerian has re-established his place as an important cog in Antonio Conte’s squad despite his eight-game absence.
“Great to be back playing yesterday to help the team get another big three points,” Moses tweeted.
Direction of play
- Newcastle United
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- Karl Darlow
- Ciaran Clark
- Chancel Mbemba
- Florian Lejeune
- Mohamed Diamé
- Matt Ritchie
- Javier Manquillo
- Mikel Merino
- Jacob Murphy
- Dwight Gayle
- Ayoze Pérez
- Substitutes
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- Jonjo Shelvey
- Isaac Hayden
- DeAndre Yedlin
| Victor Moses | Comparison | Wilfred Ndidi |
|---|---|---|
| MF | Position | MF |
| 8 | Games played | 15 |
| 577 | Minutes Played | 1,350 |
| 7 | Starts | 15 |
| 1 |  Substitution On  |
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| 3 |  Substitution Off  |
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General
Victor Moses Comparison Wilfred Ndidi 198 Passes 698 78.8% Passing Accuracy 73.8% 73.1% Passing Accuracy opp. Half (%) 67.3% 39 Duels Won 129 37 Duels lost 114 51.3% Duels won (%) 53.1% 6 Aerial duels won 46 9 Aerial duels lost 27 40% Aerial Duels Won (%) 63% 42 Recoveries 127
The reigning English kings are third on the log with 32 points after 15 matches – 11 points behind leaders, Manchester City.
The 26-year-old has featured eight times in the English Premier League this season with 198 passes, 42 recoveries, 78.8% passing accuracy and 38 duels won.
All things being equal, he will feature in Chelsea’s Champions League clash versus Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
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