Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has commented on the importance of his side's wing-backs after their victory over Newcastle United on Saturday.
The Blues won 3-0 in the Toon, with Reece James scoring a brace and Jorginho netting a Premier League record breaking penalty to secure the three points away from home.
It sees Chelsea cement their position at the top of the table, and they are now three points ahead of Liverpool and five ahead of Manchester City.
Speaking after the game via Adam Newson, Tuchel highlighted the roles his wing-backs play within the team, as he said: "Reece is allowed to come inside, that's not a problem. All the spaces we want to attack from, we have all the players in the spaces we want to be dangerous.
"So if there is a winger waiting wide, the wing-back is allowed to attack the half space. I think every team does this in this system. We need the wing-backs to arrive in our box to increase the chance of scoring and create goal chances.
The former doubled his tally in the league this season on Saturday, with his previous goals coming against Arsenal and Norwich City.
Both strikes came after the hour mark at St. James' Park, before Jorginho capped off the win with a goal from the spot.
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