Nicolas Jackson has agreed to stay a Stamford Bridge for the next nine years. Frustrated Chelsea fans may feel, after an agonising period of injury time in which he missed two golden opportunities, that it may take him that long to find the back of the net again. As it was, Chelsea had only eight minutes of added time, and even though the 23‑year‑old Senegal international was put through on goal not once but twice it was not enough to secure the win.
Jackson’s first shot found the side netting; his second effort was met by a combination of Dean Henderson’s thigh and wrist. It left the Chelsea head coach, Enzo Maresca, playing a very different waiting game. After Chelsea lost here on the opening day against Manchester City, it means the Italian will still be looking for his first Premier League home win when Brighton visit on 28 September.
