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Chelsea's Christian Pulisic confident 'scoring touch' will return

Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic said he is looking for his "scoring touch" but is confident it will come back as he fights for more playing time with the Blues.

The United States international didn't get on the scoreboard as a 64th minute substitute in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday but was involved in the buildup to Marco Alonso's 74th-minute winner.

Pulisic's surging run into the box drew several Newcastle defenders to him, his low centering feed found Callum Hudson-Odoi, who set up Alonso's low strike.

Pulisic nearly scored himself later but instead fed it to Tammy Abraham, only for the forward's shot to be deflected out by Newcastle defender and fellow U.