Football
Confident Nicholas Jackson fires home to help Chelsea as Cole Palmer blows cold
It was with surprising bluntness that Enzo Maresca admitted last week that Chelsea can only qualify for the Champions League if Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer stop firing blanks. Here, half of that bargain was enough to keep their hopes on track.
As Palmer’s goal drought rumbled on, Jackson’s first in 14 games was enough to earn a vital win over Everton, one which momentarily at least takes the Blues into the top four.
Perhaps because of the attention on Palmer, it had gone a little under the radar that Chelsea’s No9 had been 13 games and more than four months without a goal.
