Jackson ‘greets’ Europe – AS.com

This is Stamford Bridge, and this is Chelsea. A fortress and a team that, now, have it in their power to be and play next season in Europe. It seemed impossible, and it is that The ninth position had been the highest that Mauricio Pochettino’s pupils had been this season. But the Argentine coach has found the key and, against West Ham, a direct rival in the fight for the European places, they confirmed his good form. And with another win (5-0).

After scoring 12 goals in their last three home wins, five have won some hammers In free fall. West Ham are not good, but Chelsea are. Led, of course, by Cole Palmer, the third player under 21 years of age to generate 30 goals in a single season in Premier League history, the blues they bypassed their east London neighbours. Nevertheless, English is no longer alone. In Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea the individual ones stand out, but that of the former Manchester City player is no longer the only one. Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson, with a double, completed the important local victory.

Chelsea, for the first time this season, occupies European positions. The blues They are seventh, tied at 54 points with Manchester United. Although this much improved version of the London team must continue to look up, since Newcastle, sixth, is just two points behind. After a season of disappointments, Mauricio Pochettino could end with a smile from ear to ear.

An unstoppable Chelsea

The first half of Mauricio Pochettino’s pupils was perfect, and it is not the first time in recent weeks. West Ham, through Jarrod Bowen, hit the crossbar twice, but it was Chelsea who was in control both on the pitch and on the scoreboard. And widely. Cole Palmer inaugurated the outstanding performance of the blues with his number 21 of the season. Those who thought that the Englishman had entered into a crisis after a string of three games without scoring saw how Chelsea’s 20 He hit it with his left foot, and from inside the area, a very well-crafted play by the local team from behind 15 minutes into the match..

In a matter of six minutes, the whole blue put the victory on track. First the controversial Conor Gallagher perfectly impaled a volley on the edge to beat Alphonse Aréola and, immediately afterwards, Noni Madueke made the score 3-0 on a corner kick. West Ham was mortally wounded with its greatest weapon, and that is that Thiago Silva extended the ball to the far post and the English winger finished completely unmarked in the small area. Another great game from him after the highly praised performance against Tottenham.

Palmer is not alone

If West Ham had planned some kind of comeback for the second 45 minutes, Nicolas Jackson took it upon himself to frustrate him. Two goals from the Senegalese in the second half gave the hammers and allowed the followers to enjoy in a big way blues. “Olés” did not stop sounding in the Stamford Bridge stands. The first of Nicolas Jackson’s two goals was a gift from Noni Madueke after an impressive pass from Trevoh Chalobah from his own half. The Englishman, alone in one-on-one, gave the ball to the former Villarreal player so that he could score at will.

West Ham were able to close the gap to 5-0 in the 80th minute, but neither Emerson Palmieri nor James Ward-Prowse were able to beat Djordje Petrovic. Neither did Jarrod Bowen, who hit the post for the third time in the match.. So, now with Christopher Nkunku on the pitch, his first since last February, Nicolas Jackson closed the local ‘little hand’.

Although the VAR annulled the Senegalese’s double in the first instance, The VAR ended up validating the position of Nicolas Jackson and his 17th goal of the season, the 13th in the 2023-2024 Premier League. After unchecking into space, this time he scored perfectly in one-on-one with the visiting goalkeeper. The comparison of him with Didier Drogba are still big words, but there are his numbers in his first season in the British Isles.

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