What Hakim Ziyech did as Romelu Lukaku scored for Chelsea vs Leeds United

Romelu Lukaku bagged his 15th goal of the season against Leeds United on Wednesday night to exclamation mark on a promising performance at Elland Road. The Belgian forward's strike backed up his brace against Wolves and left Thomas Tuchel with a difficult decision regarding who will lead the forward line against Liverpool this weekend.

It has been difficult to anticipate much to do with Lukaku since Chelsea brought the 28-year-old back to Stamford Bridge for £97.5 million. Early domination of Arsenal and run of goals soon made way for performances where he proved to be far from the final piece of the jigsaw that many dubbed him.

An explosive interview later, the former Manchester United and Inter Milan forward soon found himself sitting on the bench. Even goals during the Club World Cup couldn't prevent his notorious outing seven-touch outing against Crystal Palace setting the narrative for his season.

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However, somewhat unexpectedly for those not keeping count, Lukaku's three goals in the last five days saw him rise to once again keep his place as Chelsea's top goalscorer this season with 15. Not enough given the significant outlay paid, but more than anyone scored for the Blues last season.

While anyone would remain confident in Lukaku from the penalty spot, his two goals following have shown two sides of surprise. His second goal was taken quickly, almost instinctively, in a movement that exuded confidence. The goal against Leeds didn't seem like it was going to appear.

Lukaku performed well but had missed a couple of chances before Hakim Ziyech provided his teammate with the ball in the 83rd minute. A poor first touch from the