I saw ‘excellent’ Chelsea star prove he’s the ultimate team player in Brighton win

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Cole Palmer once again stole all of the headlines on Saturday following Chelsea’s 4-2 win against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Cole Palmer scored all four of Chelsea‘s goals, which included an incredible free-kick around the half-an-hour mark.

Summer signing Jadon Sancho also had a good game, setting up one of Palmer’s strikes and winning a penalty for the Blues.

Nicolas Jackson assisted one of the England international’s goals as well, showing that there is so much to his game. Joe Cole is now keen for Jackson to continue improving in a blue shirt, discussing the 23-year-old ahead of the Brighton match.

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Nicolas Jackson’s selfless performance against Brighton

While Jackson was unable to follow up his brace away at West Ham United last weekend with a goal against Brighton, Enzo Maresca still would have been delighted with his display.

Again, Jackson set up Palmer’s first goal, passing to his teammate instead of shooting.

His hold-up play, as it often is, was top-notch as well. He linked up with other players such as Palmer excellently after holding up the ball efficiently.

By doing such and unselfishly squaring the ball for Chelsea’s equaliser, Jackson really showed that he is a team player.

Nicolas Jackson’s finishing can still improve following Brighton win

Jackson’s finishing against West Ham last Saturday was superb, while his movement since he has been at Chelsea has never been terrible. It is one reason why he gets so many chances.

“I think he’s a player who has excellent movement in behind,” Chris Sutton recently said when discussing Jackson.

What the Brighton game showed, however, is that his finishing can still improve. He failed to convert one really good opportunity against the Seagulls, missing two big chances in total, according to Sofascore.

Jackson helped Chelsea to get the win, though, and that is the most important thing. If the former Villarreal man continues to do that and not be greedy, Chelsea fans will love him, even if he does not become a more clinical striker.