{"id":1369253,"date":"2024-11-26T12:30:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1369253"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:41:35","slug":"erling-haaland-nicolas-jackson-premier-league-crown","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/erling-haaland-nicolas-jackson-premier-league-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson coming for Haaland’s ‘best Premier League striker’ crown?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the opening five Premier League<\/a> rounds, there was an inevitable feeling that Manchester City<\/a> and Erling Haaland would run away with it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The insatiable Norwegian striker had scored a goal in each gameweek, totalling 10 goals, which included back-to-back hat-tricks. However, things have taken a downturn, as Haaland has only scored two goals in his subsequent seven appearances.<\/p>\n

We are not suggesting that there is a centre-forward better than Haaland in England’s top division, regardless of his current form, but what if another player were to emerge?<\/p>\n

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Take a look at Squakwa’s centre-forward score. You’ll see that Nicolas Jackson is currently tied with Erling Haaland (79%), which is particularly impressive considering that many did not expect Jackson to perform so well, especially after a challenging debut season at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

He was initially placed as Chelsea’s central striker by then-coach Mauricio Pochettino due to Christopher Nkunku’s injury during pre-season. Facing significant pressure and arguably not fully prepared for the demands of the position, Jackson managed to turn things around. He ended the season with an admirable record of 14 goals and five assists.<\/p>\n

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Heidenheim vs Chelsea tip<\/strong><\/p>\n