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What we all ignored about Nicolas Jackson

22Sep

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What we all ignored about Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson turned heads on Saturday with his best game of the season, as he played a role in every single goal the Blues scored in a 3-0 demolition of Europa League hopefuls West Ham. Jackson scored twice and assisted to boost his season totals up to four goals and two assists in the 2024/25 Premier League season, making him the most productive Chelsea player through five fixtures so far. Anyone who watched Jackson in his second half of the season surge in LaLiga with Villarreal before joining Chelsea knows that when the Senegalese striker catches lightening in a bottle, he can be one of the best players in a league. That's how good Jackson looked on Saturday against West Ham, drawing high praise from even his sharpest critics in media punditry, building off t...

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