ROMELU LUKAKU set an unwanted record as he only had SEVEN touches during Chelsea's win over Crystal Palace.
The Belgian striker scored in both of the club's Club World Cup games to reach double figures for the season at last for Thomas Tuchel's side.
That is still less than both he and supporters would have expected after the Blues forked out £97.5million to Inter Milan for him last summer.
The 28-year-old will have been desperate to keep up his improved form at Selhurst Park.
But even the ever-confident forward must have been left wondering what was going on at the break.
Lukaku only got to touch the ball twice during the opening 45 minutes against the Eagles - and embarrassingly one of those was from the kick-off.
Opta revealed the surprising stat at the break via Twitter, and Chelsea fans were torn whether it was the ex-Manchester United and Everton man's fault or the lack of service to him.
One tweeted: “No service. I don't blame him at all. Sarr and AC as full backs don't cross the ball at all.”
Another commented: “No he got zero supply.”
Another said: “Tuchel completely mismanaging this dude. Why even go for him if you aren't going to provide him service?”
But not everyone had his back, as a fellow fan wrote: “Why can't he move for the ball then ?? Cus each time his teammates attempt to find him in space, he has a big tall defender marking him which makes it hard for him to get fed in situations like this where a defender is on him.
“Lukaku doesn't do himself justice, he lacks movements.”
And things failed to improve after the restart as he only managed to get another five touches as Hakim Zitech earned a 1-0 win late on.
Opta tweeted afterwards: “Romelu Lukaku had just seven touches against Crystal Palace, the fewest in a single Premier League game for a player with 90+ minutes played since this data is available in full for the competition (2003-04). One of those touches was from kick-off in the first half. Quiet.”
On Lukaku's lack of touches, Tuchel said afterwards: “It says he was not involved and could make a point.
“I am not sure it says so much about us in general.”
Ageerjok
34
Lukaku to Sarr after the game: I was right there in the box and nobody wanted to pass me the ball. Lukaku had raised his hand more than he touched the ball against Crystal Palace. This means that his teammates didn't want to pass the ball to him so had to beg. 😂😂
Swaelee666
28
We miss James and chilli that’s simple and it’s affecting Rom 😭😭😭
Kenn2210
22
Well if you understand football you will know that we miss this guy James and chilwell, those are the people that always pass to him and he score
DannyDrinkH2O
18
isn't it weird how werner always miss clear chance(which means he ALWAYS receive ball in the box) but lukaku rarely gets the ball? i think it has something to do with how they move off the ball, Werner's movement off the ball is maybe better than lukaku