Cesc Fabregas is still the assist king in Europe despite his lack of game time with Chelsea this season.
The Spanish midfielder has had to settle for a place on the bench for the majority of this campaign, as Antonio Conte prefers to go with Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante as his two central midfield players.
Fabregas has only made eight starts in all competitions, appearing eight times off the bench and sometimes not even getting on the pitch at all.
But that hasn't stopped the former Arsenal and Barcelona man being effective - as this impressive statistic from whoscored.com shows.
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According to the stats website, Fabregas has averaged an assist more often this term than any other player in Europe's top 5 leagues with more than two.
The Spanish midfielder has been making the most of his limited time on the pitch, this season. Image: PA
He's got six in total, which sees him rank sixth of the top assisters in the Premier League, and his latest came with Gary Cahill's goal to add to Diego Costa's opener in today's 2-0 win over Hull:
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That is one productive player.
Fabregas will still find it difficult to get in the team, but could be close to proving to Conte that he should be a regular fixture in the Chelsea midfield.
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Topics: Football, Chelsea FC, Cesc Fabregas, Premier League
