Newcastle United: Magpies fans go crazy over Jonjo Shelvey’s performance against Southampton

After Newcastle’s 1-0 victory over Premier League rivals Southampton on Saturday, many Magpies have been raving about Jonjo Shelvey’s latest performance. One fan even compared the star to Italian legend Pirlo.

The 28-year-old completed 72 out of 84 passes at a high pass accuracy percentage of 86%, finishing the match with a statistical rating of 7.8. He also provided 3 key passes and 1 big chance throughout the game at St Mary’s (SofaScore).

Since moving to Tyneside from Swansea City, Shelvey has scored 13 goals and created 19 assists in 131 appearances across all competitions. His market value currently stands at £16.2m via Transfermarkt. The England international has earned 6 caps for the national team so far.

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Shelvey recently signed a contract extension with the Black and Whites, keeping him at St James’ Park until at least 2023.

With the Magpies now eight points clear from the relegation zone, and only two points behind Everton, many fans will be hoping Shelvey can keep these impressive statistics up for the rest of the season if they want to climb higher up the table.

Check out some of the best reactions we could find on Twitter…

https://twitter.com/ShelveySZN/status/1236720676020633601

They need to be converted, they will then be talked about. The media only pay attention to goals and the top 6. Sadly Shelvey doesn’t have the forwards needed to convert the passes. He deserves better…so let’s not forget Bruce said he was happy with his forward options.

— Scottie Talks Sports (@scottiesports) March 9, 2020

Shelvey is actually a baller 👌🏻

— darren blackwell (@Dazza_B_1987) March 8, 2020

shelvey, after the sending off he was pinging passes around like pirlo. All around a decent performance from the team.. Not understanding the negative comments tbh.

— 100% Battery (@40_40vision) March 9, 2020

As much as I love seeing the Longstaff brothers play, our consistency levels with a Shelvey/Hayden midfield is unmatched. Haydens wrecking ball style next to Shelveys passing range much more balanced. Cant see them being dropped if they're fit #NUFC

— Jonny Hannaford (@TheOrigJonny) March 9, 2020

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