In that mission, Nicolas Jackson has emerged as an unlikely standard-bearer. Last season’s player of comic petulance, of obvious raw talent, yes, but infuriating inconsistency and a gunsight ...

A simple trend is emerging in the first 18 months of Nicolas Jackson's Chelsea career. The 23-year-old striker has gone through boom-and-bust cycles every few months since his £32m move from ...

Players made mistakes, players mad bad decisions – and Nicolas Jackson was guilty of the worst miss of all as he spooned a close range shot over the bar after great work from Jadon Sancho.