News about Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea were beaten 2-1 by league leaders Liverpool on Sunday and in truth they could have come away with a positive result. Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku, and Renato Veiga all went close to bagging an extra goal at Anfield on a day when Chelsea had more shots and more of the ball. It has been an encouraging start under Enzo Maresca for the Blues, who sit sixth in the Premier League and had gone unbeaten in seven prior to their Anfield defeat.

KIERAN GILL: Chelsea have the potential to compete, that much is clear. But with the Premier League's youngest side must come the leeway that boys will be boys, that a youthful naivety will present itself from time to time while they are trying to mix it with the men. It is hard to look beyond Nicolas Jackson as the embodiment of those characteristics, their 23-year-old goalscorer displaying the good with his goal at Anfield and the bad with the immaturity in being shown his 13th card since arriving on these shores.

Sky Sports pundits Daniel Sturridge, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher were full of praise for new Liverpool manager Arne Slot after his side's 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Sunday. The Reds opened the scoring through a first half penalty from Mo Salah before Nicolas Jackson levelled the scores shortly after half-time. It took just three minutes for the home side to restore their lead as Curtis Jones poked home what proved to be the winner to keep them top of the table. 

Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League with an entertaining 2-1 win at home to Chelsea. Mohamed Salah had put Liverpool in front with a penalty before Nicolas Jackson equalised for Chelsea just after the break. Shortly afterwards Curtis Jones, who produced an excellent display, scored what proved to be the winner. Mail Sport's Joe Bernstein and Kieran Gill assess the key talking points.

LIVERPOOL 2-1 CHELSEA - IAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: It will take far more than one raucous occasion for Arne Slot's image to be added to the legendary Kop banner bearing the faces of the managers, from Bill Shankly to Jurgen Klopp, who have shaped Liverpool and given the club its glorious history. But there was a feeling around this place that the successor to Anfield's last great leader really can take the team on to new greatness. Slot has brought a more conservative form of football these past few months. More easy listening than heavy metal, as Liverpool have looked to overcome opponents with passes and play out from the back. Echoes of autumn of 1974, when Bob Paisley, adapted the Bill Shankly creed. But in his team's first major test, there was pace, relentless pressing, long passes mixed in with the short as Liverpool eased to an emphatic win which revealed the gulf which still exists between the two clubs. And the shining light was the 23-year-old who has made no secret of the impact Slot has had on his football.

The Premier League is back this weekend after the second international break of the season and we're straight into a mouthwatering gameweek of fixtures. Chelsea face a huge test of the Enzo Maresca project on Sunday as they travel to Liverpool in what is the standout game of the weekend, while the under-fire Erik ten Hag will be desperate for a victory against Brentford. Meanwhile, the likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are all still searching for their first win of the campaign, with Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to keep to the pace at the top of the table.

KIERAN GILL: Footage of the incident at Stamford Bridge was shared on social media immediately afterwards as it showed Jackson, who had already been substituted, appearing to 'slap' Morato while both sets of players engaged in a shoving match. That was instigated when Neco Williams pushed Marc Cucurella into Enzo Maresca , forcing the Chelsea head coach to tumble over.

The incident occurred as a mass brawl broke out among both sets of players towards the end of the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with members of coaching staff also involved. Forest defender Neco Williams pushed Chelsea's Marc Cucurella into Blues boss Enzo Maresca before the melee. That led to the brawl taking place, with Maresca and Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo attempting to calm the situation down on the field.

KIER GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea face yet another FA rap with a £50,000 fine on the way for the yellow cards their players picked up in Sunday ill-disciplined draw with Nottingham Forest. As reoffenders, that is double the £25,000 punishment paid by the Blues for receiving six or more cautions in last month's trip to Bournemouth, while Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana are both now banned for Chelsea's next match with Liverpool after becoming the Premier League's first players to rack up five yellows this season. Nicolas Jackson will hope to escape retrospective punishment for seemingly shoving Forest's Morato in the face during one manic melee after VAR decided it was not violent conduct. 

The Chelsea star has notched 19 assists since joining the Blues last summer and is developing a lethal partnership with Nicolas Jackson this season. Brainiacs at the CIES Football Observatory have painstakingly made a chance creation index, which combines assists, passes leading to a clear opportunity, and other factors to determine the best playmakers. Palmer scores 94.3 on the index and he is beaten only by a surprise Portuguese star younger than himself.

Chelsea's Cole Palmer has shortened to a 12/1 second-favourite to win the Premier League's Golden Boot after scoring four goals against Brighton Saturday. Unsurprisingly, Erling Haaland is the best-backed at a very short 1/9 - with the Norwegian having registered ten goals so far this campaign. Mohamed Salah, Ollie Watkins and Nicolas Jackson round out the five favourites in the market at 14/1, 18/1 and 22/1 respectively.

Enzo Maresca has told the Chelsea players who do not make his match-day squads that they must still attend the games at Stamford Bridge to show support for those selected ahead of them. Behind the substitutes' bench in Tuesday's 5-0 Carabao Cup victory over Barrow, there was Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Jadon Sancho, Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Nicolas Jackson, Moises Caicedo and Wesley Fofana, among others sitting plain-clothed in the posh seats.

Gameweek 6 of the Premier League is set to deliver another blockbuster weekend with Manchester United's clash with Tottenham on Sunday the pick of the games. After a disappointing draw at Crystal Palace last weekend, Erik ten Hag's team will be desperate to return to winning ways at Old Trafford against a Spurs side who have endured an up-and-down start to the campaign. In addition, both Arsenal and Manchester City will be keen to get three points on the board after their pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad last weekend. With plenty to ponder, FPL managers around the country have an opportunity to bring back many of the title rivals' top stars into their teams following a low-point week. Mail Sport's panel - including experts from FPL gurus Fantasy Football Hub - have predicted the full-time result of each match this weekend, detailing the players they expect to score the most points in each fixture.

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has predicted a current Blues star will one day become club captain, after comparing his performance against West Ham to club legend N'Golo Kante. Chelsea stormed to a 3-0 win over West Ham on Saturday to continue a bright start to the season under new boss Enzo Maresca. Nicolas Jackson scored twice in the first half, before Cole Palmer added Chelsea's third goal after the break at the London Stadium.

Like a lot of things in football, patience is paramount. Whether it's waiting for a striker to find his form or holding out for the right player in the transfer window, persistence can be critical.  But even after the speculation over Chelsea's attempted deadline day swoop for Napoli star Victor Osimhen, Nicolas Jackson is proving that Enzo Maresca and Todd Boehly were right to persist with him. Yes, it is still early days into the new season, but the 23-year-old looks a much-improved player from when he first joined the club in 2023 and is making his critics eat their words.

David Moyes has given a brutal assessment of West Ham's performance after they slipped to a 3-0 loss to Chelsea, aiming a subtle dig at Julen Lopetegui. The Blues maintained their perfect away record in this season's Premier League after a quickfire brace from an in-form Nicolas Jackson and a goal from Cole Palmer saw them put the game beyond the home side within 47 minutes. West Ham might have had a penalty at 2-0 when Wesley Fofana grabbed hold of Crysencio Summerville inside the 18-yard box just before the half-hour mark but a VAR review decided the alleged foul had only been 'fleeting'. But the Hammers can have no complaints about the scoreline after a lacklustre display left them on just four points from their first five matches.

KATHRYN BATTE AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Enzo Maresca may want to rid himself of his 'Diet Pep' nickname. However, he has managed to match the achievement of his previous boss by becoming the first man to win his first three away games in the Premier League since the Man City manager did it in 2016.

KATHRYN BATTE AT THE LONDON STADIUM: West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui branded his team as 'soft' while Jarrod Bowen admitted they made it easy for Chelsea after succumbing to a third straight home defeat. Two goals from Nicolas Jackson and a Cole Palmer strike secured a comfortable victory for the Blues, but Lopetegui lamented his side's defending for all three. The Hammers' boss was also subjected to loud boos from the home fans following his decision to substitute Crysenio Summerville early in the second half.

Joe Cole was full of praise for Chelsea's attacking performance in their 3-0 victory against West Ham. Cole claimed that the Blues' display reminded him of Liverpool's famous previous attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. Nicolas Jackson scored twice against West Ham, with his first goal coming after just four minutes, while Cole Palmer also managed to get on the scoresheet. 

Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory in their London derby with West Ham on Saturday afternoon. Enzo Maresca's men raced out of the blocks and took the lead inside four minutes through Nicolas Jackson, before the Blues striker got on the scoresheet again 14 minutes later. West Ham threatened to get back into the game, but were controversially denied a a penalty despite Wesley Fofana appearing to grab Crysencio Summerville in the box, and then had a goal disallowed for offside.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Life away from the cuckoo's nest is really beginning to suit Chelsea. It might simply be a coincidence, but it is nonetheless conspicuous that their periods of greatest lucidity are found whenever they leave the madhouse of Stamford Bridge. This was a blitz. A mauling. A jolly day out. We can caveat that by pointing out West Ham were flimsy and bordered on gutless, a cork lost on the open ocean, but Chelsea were excellent. And none more so than Nicolas Jackson, whose personal journey at the club has been a strange one, but for all his inefficiencies he has scored four goals in this campaign after two good finishes here killed the game inside 20 minutes. He also got the assist for Cole Palmer at the start of the second half.

West Ham United were denied what many fans felt was a blatant penalty during the first half of Saturday's 3-0 London derby defeat by Chelsea. The Hammers were already 2-0 down thanks to an early Nicolas Jackson double when Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana grabbed hold of Crysencio Summerville inside the 18-yard box just before the half-hour mark. Referee Samuel Barrott did not point to the spot but the incident was then reviewed by the VAR team.

Joe Cole hit out at West Ham's 'criminal' defending after they conceded twice in the first 18 minutes at home to Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson put Chelsea ahead after just four minutes after taking advantage of slack defending and the forward proceeded to make it 2-0 in the 18th minute. Cole, who played for both clubs, described West Ham's defensive work as 'very, very poor' and was especially critical of Konstantinos Mavropanos and Edson Alvarez. 

Cole has left some Chelsea fans outraged after picking his strongest Chelsea XI but deciding to exclude Nicolas Jackson and Pedro Neto. The Stamford Bridge side have made a solid start to the season, winning eight points from four matches and only losing to Manchester City. A hectic transfer window in west London saw a host of players enter and exit the club as new manager Enzo Maresca shuffled the deck under the surveillance of owner Todd Boehly. In came Neto for £54million from Wolves and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for £30m from Leicester, while Joao Felix made a grand return, arriving from Atletico Madrid for £44m.