The Senegalese player faced ridicule from fans when he squandered a golden opportunity by directing his shot weakly towards the defender—an embarrassing moment indeed. However, he swiftly redeemed himself by connecting with a superb cross from Malo Gusto and nodding the ball into the net. Following this, the Chelsea player gestured ‘ssshh’ towards the Brentford fans during his celebration.
Fans derided the Chelsea forward for his initial blunder, accusing him of effectively tackling himself and suggesting that scoring was simpler than missing the target.
“Nicolas Jackson is a clown,” tweeted user @EbukaMeansGreat, while @Nkunkumehn remarked that Jackson “literally managed to dribble himself.”
After Jackson finally broke the deadlock for Chelsea, journalist Kieran Gill provided a balanced evaluation, noting: “Saw a few sides of Nicolas Jackson in that first half. Tackled himself while trying some stepovers, should’ve scored after rounding the goalkeeper, but ultimately got his goal and celebrated by shushing Brentford supporters.”
Jackson’s goal marked his first in the Premier League since December, although he has now scored in consecutive games after contributing to his team’s 3-2 victory against Leeds in the FA Cup earlier in the week. He boasts 11 goals from 26 appearances for Chelsea.
Mauricio Pochettino will be optimistic about his team’s chances of securing victory against Brentford, with Jackson eager to extend his scoring streak to three games when they face Newcastle in the Premier League in their next match on March 11th.
Nicolas Jackson
Nicolas Jackson
This season he played in total 23 times for 1731 minutes for Premier League.
Nicolas Jackson scored 8 goals for Chelsea. He procured 3 assists. He received 9 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 11th in Premier League. In the last match Chelsea drew 2-2 against Brentford.
Chelsea performance and stats
Chelsea is currently 11th in the Premier League with 35 points.
In the last 26 games, it has won 10 times, drawn 6 times, and lost 10 times. In its last match, Chelsea drawn 2-2 against Brentford.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 42 goals and conceding 41.
Chelsea will play the next match in Premier League against Newcastle United on Saturday 9th of March in London.