Nicolas Jackson shines as Chelsea blank West Ham 3-0: Stats
What's the story
Nicolas Jackson made his presence felt with a brace and an assist as Chelsea blanked sorry West Ham United 3-0 in matchweek 5 of the 2024-25 Premier League season.
Jackson was assisted by Jadon Sancho for the opener before Moises Caicedo set him up for the 2nd.
In the 2nd half, Cole Palmer added Chelsea's third goal with Jackson making the assist.
Here's more.
Jackson
Jackson shines in his 50th Chelsea appearance
Jackson excelled in his 50th appearance in all competition for the Blues.
He 44 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions last season, scoring 17 goals.
In the ongoing season, he has four goals from six matches.
In 40 Premier League appearances, Jackson has tallied 18 goals for the club alongside seven assists.
He managed 14 goals last season in addition to making five assists.
Palmer
Palmer keeps producing the goods
Palmer clocked 25 goals and made 15 assists in 45 appearances during his first season at Chelsea.
He was involved in 33 goals Premier League goals. He scored 22 goals and made 11 assists from 33 appearances.
And now, with his four assists and two goals this season, he is involved in 46 goals for the Blues.
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2nd assist in Chelsea colors for new signing Sancho
Sancho made his first start for the Blues after joining from Manchester United and he provided an assist for Jackson. Making his 2nd league appearance for Chelsea, Sancho owns two assists.
Summary
Chelsea walk past sorry West Ham
West Ham switched off during a set piece and Jackson scored in the 4th minute after playing a one-two with Sancho.
Caicedo then slid in a through ball for Jackson, who made no mistake. West Ham conceded another poor goal.
West Ham had a controversial penalty shout chalked off by VAR before Palmer scored early on in the 2nd half.
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Chelsea move to 2nd for the time being
Chelsea are second in the Premier League table with three wins, one draw and a defeat from five matches. Enzo Maresca's side has 10 points with a goal difference of +6. West Ham are 14th, suffering their third defeat this season (4 points).
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Massive records for the Blues
For the 1st time in club's history, the Hammers have suffered three successive defeats at home while starting a campaign.
Maresca is just the 8th manager in Premier League history to win his first three away games.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have won five successive away matches in the top-flight.
Chelsea collected their 31st Premier League win over West Ham.
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Here are the match stats
Chelsea had 2.34 expected goals compared to West Ham's 0.87. Chelsea had five shots on target from 12 attempts. West Ham had 7 shots on target from 34 attempts. West Ham owned 34 touches in the opposition box to Chelsea's 32.