Alonso is the man of the match

CAIRO – 21August 2017 – Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso was named the man of the match in the Chelsea versus Tottenham Hotspur match at Wembley in the second round of the Premier League.

Alonso, with the two goals he scored in the game, is Chelsea's top scorer in the English Premier League since the beginning of 2017. Alonso has scored seven goals so far, surpassing Diego Costa, who scored five goals only.

The Spanish player scored two goals out of the two attempts against Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (marking 100% accuracy) and also performing direct attacks. He cleared six attacks out of Chelsea's penalty area during the game.

Alonso in the game today touched the ball 59 times. He is now surpassed by only 12 players in the English Premier League scoring in 2017.