There has become something rather inevitable about Chelsea's goal of late and it all played out exactly to plan at Stoke on Saturday.
When Alvaro Morata breached the home defence to slot home Chelsea's opener, it was no surprise to see that Cesar Azpilicueta had pinged the ball over the top.
And when Morata book-ended the 4-0 win with a tap-in to complete his hat-trick late on, it was Azpilicueta again who'd burst forward into the opposition box to supply a chested assist.
Azpilicueta has now supplied Morata with four Premier League goals this season, making this Spanish axis the most effective combination in Europe's leading five divisions.