Chelsea fans take aim at Arsenal star following Batshuayi brace

Posted Monday, January 29, 2018 by 101 GREAT GOALS

Supporters of Chelsea have this evening taken to social media to point the finger at Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, after Michy Batshuayi found the net twice in the FA Cup versus Newcastle.

Matchup

The Blues welcomed Rafael Benitez's men to Stamford Bridge earlier today, having managed just 2 wins from their previous 7 across all competitions (1 of which came via penalties vs Norwich).

Further pressure was piled on already under-fire Chelsea boss Antonio Conte when his side were ousted from the Carabao Cup by London rivals Arsenal during the week, making the need for a win this afternoon even greater for the hosts.

Newcastle, meanwhile, had their 4-match unbeaten run snapped by runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City last weekend.

Teams

Our team today: Caballero; Rudiger, Christensen, Cahill (c); Zappacosta, Drinkwater, Kante, Alonso; Pedro, Batshuayi, Hazard.

Subs: Eduardo, Ampadu, Moses, Fabregas, Barkley, Musonda, Hudson-Odoi.#CHENEW pic.twitter.com/zAxo1O2HZi
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 28, 2018

TEAM NEWS: Here's how #NUFC will line up at @ChelseaFC in the @EmiratesFACup (kick-off 1:30pm GMT).

Starting XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Mbemba, Lascelles (c), Clark, Haïdara, Shelvey, Saivet, Hayden, Ritchie, Gayle.

Subs: Woodman, Yedlin, Dummett, Diamé, Atsu, Murphy, Joselu. pic.twitter.com/SBBxT7PbB8
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 28, 2018

Comfortable

Despite coming into proceedings on the back of a hugely-disappointing recent run of form, hosts Chelsea made short work of Newcastle this afternoon, with a brace from Michy Batshuayi followed by a stunning Marcos Alonso free-kick to send the Blues into the FA Cup's 5th round.

Stat

Batshuayi was handed another start in the absence of Alvaro Morata, as the Spaniard continues to struggle with a back injury, with the former taking full advantage of his opportunity.

The Belgian's double meant that he has now notched an impressive 10 goals across all competitions this season, despite hugely limited time on the pitch.

And his second this afternoon actually meant that Batshuayi has found the net once more than first-choice Arsenal hitman Alexandre Lacazette, a statistic which Chelsea's fans were eager to highlight on Twitter in the aftermath of their side's victory:

Goals this season:

Alexander Lacazette: 9

Michy Batshuayi: 10 pic.twitter.com/3QvLiWWBd7
— Ashiru Olugbenga (@Olugbenga01) January 28, 2018

Batshuayi has bagged more goals than Lacazette this season. I'm enjoying that stat. @EdwinH666 @Kamran_AFC
— Laz (@ConorLarris) January 28, 2018

"£33M Chelsea flop" Michy Batshuayi has now scored more goals this season than £50M Alexandre Lacazette pic.twitter.com/gnQMNphfxt
— 🌙☆) (@murtalaarz) January 28, 2018

Lol Everyone is just outscoring Lacazette... Including Batshuayi.
— Henry Orji (@Hunccho) January 28, 2018

Batshuayi: 10 goals in 7 starts
Lacazette: 9 goals in 23 starts

Fucking levels.
— G🕸 (@LoaderSZN) January 28, 2018

Jesse Lingard and Michy Batshuayi both have more goals than £52m man Alexandre Lacazette this season.
— Ryan. 🔴 (@Vintage_Utd) January 28, 2018

Nahhh batshuayi has more goals than Lacazette 😂😂😂
— Ben (@KillerLukaku) January 28, 2018

It should be noted that the majority of Batshuayi's game-time has come versus lesser opposition in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, while Lacazette has featured predominantly in the Premier League for Arsenal.