If the old fable already warns against a bet on the Saturday lunchtime kick-off, then even the smartest of the silly money probably would not have fancied Nicolas Jackson when clean through one-on-one.
Against Crystal Palace just before the international break, the striker missed two glaring chances late on to cost his side two points. Last week at Bournemouth, it took his replacement, Christopher Nkunku, to come off the bench and earn Chelsea three.
