Chelsea Flying now, he sat in second place Premier LeagueOnly four points behind the league leaders LiverpoolAfter destroying fierce competitors Tottenham 4-3 on Sunday, despite trailing 2-0 within 11 minutes.
Enzo MarescaLiverpool have now scored four or more goals on four separate occasions in the Premier League this season, making them the division's top scorer. Four ahead of second-placed West London rival Brentfordwho will visit Stamford Bridge at a somewhat unusual time of 7pm next Sunday.
In all competitions, the Blues achieved a huge win 61 goals in 23 matchesAn average of 2.65 goals per match 142 goals were scored The double-winning 2009/10 season remains the most the club has achieved in a single season.
Due to their continued participation in European Union Conference LeagueWith a revamped and expanded FIFA Club World Cup scheduled for next June and July, the Blues could play up to 68 games this season, meaning that if they maintain their current scoring rate, they are on track to break that previous record. By scoring 180 goals.
This was helped by one key factor, in particular…
Nicholas Jackson: He takes his game to another level
naturally, Cole Palmer He's getting a lot of headlines, not least because he's now come to his credit 50 goals and assists Since the beginning of last season in the English Premier League, with a difference of one goal more than Mohamed Salah, Who is second on the list?.
However, the form Nicholas Jackson It should not be overlooked.
During his first season with the Blues, the Senegalese striker was widely ridiculed, largely due to his tendency to miss high-quality, high-profile opportunities. Statistics somewhat support this narrative.
Jackson's goals non-penalty kicks minus the number of goals non-penalty kicks was -4.6, According to FBrefmeaning that he was expected to score approximately five more goals than he actually scored, based on the quality of the opportunities he was given; Only two players had a lower number last season, namely Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Brennan Johnson.
The Chelsea striker also missed seven major Premier League changes during his first season 11 players missed more.
A big chance is defined by any chance with an expected goals value (xG) greater than 0.38.
Having said that, Jackson ended the campaign by scoring the goal 17 goals in all competitionswith Ali Tudel at Opta's the Analyst Arguing that the striker has “already achieved success at Stamford Bridge.”
There are also signs that the Senegalese striker is improving, as he has been one of the best performers in the division so far this season.
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Nicholas Jackson: Premier League statistics 2024/25 |
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metric |
Statistics |
Premier League Ranking |
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Objectives |
8 |
Seventh |
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Goals + assists |
11 |
= V |
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Goals other than penalty kicks |
8 |
Fifth |
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Expected goals other than penalty kicks |
7.4 |
Fourth |
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Shots on goal |
19 |
= Fourth |
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Shots on target % |
55.9% |
eleventh |
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Goal creation procedures |
7 |
=13 |
As shown above, Jackson has been one of the standout strikers in the Premier League so far this season, but there is actually a former Chelsea striker somewhere in the ether who has outperformed him over the past year or so.
Michy Batshuayi's career after Chelsea
Michy Batshuayi arrived at Chelsea from Olympique de Marseille for a period A fee of £33 million was reported in 2016And a respectable record 25 goals in 77 matches For the club.
However, during this period, he was loaned out five times, spending time with Borussia Dortmund, Valencia, and Spain. Crystal Palace Twice then Besiktas, before finally leaving in 2022, and being sold to Fenerbahce for A stingy €3m (about £2.4m).
Then, last summer, he controversially joined Galatasaray On free transferbecomes Only the seventh player in history To represent the Big Three in Istanbul and the first non-Turkish player to achieve this rare achievement.
So far this season, Batshuayi He has six goals to his namescored twice in vain as Okan Boruc's side were eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers by BSC Young Boys in August, and also scored four goals in the Premier League, with the defending champions six points clear at the top.
Thus, having also scored 16 goals for Fenerbahce in 2024, before departing across the Bosphorus to their bitter rivals, the Belgian has 22 goals to his name this calendar year, five more than current incumbent Jackson in ninth at Chelsea.
