67 - Successful Passes Completed By Anita And Colback Combined, Compared With 137 For Cork And Shelvey
As if only to highlight the point to Toon supporters that their double-pivot was completely out-marshalled by Swansea's, the passing statistics certainly prove that. While Jack Colback (32) and Vurnon Anita (35) successfully completed just 67 passes between them all match, their opposite duo of Jack Cork (64) and Jonjo Shelvey (73) made more than double that at 137. Of course one of those was also Shelvey's magnificent through-ball for Bafetimbi Gomis' opener as well...
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