The shape of his life, so to speak. Never in his career did Eden Hazard (27) score in four matches in a row. Never was he so efficient in the first five matchdays decisive every 44 minutes. He made his hat-trick Saturday against Cardiff, a low flyer, but whoever follows English football a little, knows that the Devil has made his mark in many top matches in the past six seasons.
His most impressive competition starts ever: (Figures after 5 match days)
2008-2009 Lille OSC – 0 goals, 0 assists
2009-2010 Lille OSC – 0 goals, 0 assists
2010-2011 Lille OSC – 1 goal, 0 assists (at 427 min)
2011-2012 Lille OSC – 2 goals, 1 assist (150 min)
2012-2013 Chelsea FC – 1 goal, 4 assists (79 min)
2013-2014 Chelsea FC – 0 goals, 0 assists
2014-2015 Chelsea FC – 1 goal, 1 assist (219 minutes)
2015-2016 Chelsea FC – 0 goals, 1 assist (450 min)
2016-2017 Chelsea FC – 2 goals, 0 assists (at 218 min)
2017-2018 Chelsea FC – 0 goals, 0 assists
2018-2019 Chelsea FC – 5 goals, 2 assists (44 min)
Eden Hazard in the shirt of Lille.
Only decisive against the little ones?
Newcastle – 7 goals, 2 assists
Southampton – 5 goals, 4 assists
Manchester City – 4 goals, 4 assists
West Bromwich Albion – 7 goals, 1 assist
Manchester United – 5 goals, 2 assists
Bournemouth – 6 goals, 1 assist
West Ham – 4 goals, 3 assists
Arsenal – 5 goals, 1 assist
Liverpool – 5 goals, 1 assist
Tottenham – 5 goals, 1 assist
(Goals and assists in all English competitions, also cups.) The top clubs are bold)
Most decisive player in 5 top competitions:
1. Khouma Babacar – Sen – Sassuolo – 2 goals, 1 assist – 33 min
2. Kylian Mbappé – Fra – PSG – 4 goals, 2 assists – 38 min
3. Eden Hazard – Bel – Chelsea FC – 5 goals, 2 assists – 44 min
4. Florian Thauvin – Fra – Marseille – 5 goals, 1 assist – 45 min
5. Jules Keita – Fra – Dijon – 2 goals, 1 assist – 50 min
6. Fabio Quagliarella – Ita – Sampdoria 2 goals, 2 assists – 57 min
7. Lionel Messi – Arg – FC Barcelona – 4 goals, 2 assists – 60 min
8. Nicolas Pepe – Ivo – Lille OSC – 4 goals, 3 assists – 63 min
9. Edinson Cavani – Uru – PSG – 3 goals, 1 assist – 63 min
10. Thomas Muller – Dui – Bayern – 2 goals, 2 assists – 65 min
Gareth Bale – Wal – Real Madrid – 3 goals, 2 assists – 65 min
