Chelsea continued their strong away form this season with a 2-1 victory at Leicester City on Saturday afternoon, and one player really impressed Peter Crouch with his level of performance.
There’s no doubt that this Chelsea squad is moving in the right direction as they picked up an important win in the Premier League this weekend.
The Blues returned after the international break by picking up three points at the King Power Stadium. In fairness, the result would’ve been a lot more convincing than the 2-1 scoreline if they had their shooting boots on.
The home side were perhaps fortunate to keep 11 men on the field for the duration of the game, too. Joe Cole believes Wilfred Ndidi should have been sent off after the Leicester midfielder fouled Cole Palmer with real aggression during the first half.
Peter Crouch praises Nicolas Jackson display away to Leicester
Former Premier League striker Peter Crouch paid huge respect to Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson after his contribution at the weekend.
The 23-year-old striker opened the scoring for the Blues with his seventh league goal of the season, which was a superb finish with the outside of his boot.
When reacting to Jackson’s overall performance versus Leicester, Crouch told TNT Sports 1 (2:44pm, 23 November): “A credit to him. He’s worked at his game; he must have done. And credit to the club really because last year he was getting so much stick from all different quarters.
“Is he going to be a centre-forward of the calibre that Chelsea needs? He’s proving it this season with the number of goals and his all-round play. He’s a handful all the time. Really impressive today.”
Emmanuel Petit loved Jackson’s Chelsea goal at Leicester for its incredible technique and precision. There’s no doubt that his finishing is improving week on week.
Jackson now has more Premier League goals for Chelsea than Hernan Crespo, netting 21 top-flight goals since his arrival into English football last summer.
Blues manager Enzo Maresca has put faith in the Senegalese frontman by starting him in every league match this campaign, and he’s justifying that decision with some brilliant displays.
Chelsea travel superbly well under Enzo Maresca
So far this season, Chelsea have really enjoyed their away days in the Premier League.
Here is a look at how the Blues have performed in both their home and away games in the top flight:
| Games played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals scored | Goals against | Goal difference | Points |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| Games played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals scored | Goals against | Goal difference | Points |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 |
Chelsea travel to Southampton and Tottenham in two of their next three league matches, so let’s see if they can keep up this fantastic away form.
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