<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson continued to dazzle fans with his impressive performances for Chelsea during the 2024-25 season, as the 23-year-old scored another goal against Brentford, stealing the show and surpassing Egyptian star Mohamed Salah in an exciting statistic.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Crucial goal against Brentford</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jackson managed to score his goal after a great individual effort that he finished with a perfect shot, contributing to Chelsea's 2-1 victory in the 16th round of the English Premier League. With this victory, the "Blues" raised their score to 34 points, occupying second place in the standings, only two points behind Liverpool, the leader, who played one less match. </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://x.com/winwinallsports/status/1866162773228421272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1866162773228421272%7Ctwgr%5E12af13fa5ba9d6a1961f1bc1a50712fe37b4bd7a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.winwin.com%2FD983D8B1D8A9-D982D8AFD985%2FD8A7D984D8A3D8AED8A8D8A7D8B1%2FD986D8ACD985-D8AAD8B4D98AD984D8B3D98A-D98AD8AAD981D988D982-D8B9D984D989-D985D8ADD985D8AF-D8B5D984D8A7D8AD-D981D98A-D8A5D8ADD8B5D8A7D8A6D98AD8A9-D985D8ABD98AD8B1D8A9"></oembed></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Competition for the top scorer</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jackson has now scored nine goals in the Premier League this season, putting him sixth in the league's top scorers list, ahead of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/will-mohamed-salah-move-to-the-saudi-league-controversial-statements">Mohamed Salah</a> and Erling Haaland (13 goals each), Cole Palmer (11 goals), and Brian Mbeumo and Chris Wood (10 goals each).</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Jackson outperforms Salah in statistics</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Jackson is distinguished from the rest of the competitors in that he did not score any of his nine goals from penalty kicks, while he scored all of his goals in open play. This feature made him superior to Mohamed Salah, who scored several goals from penalty kicks.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Interesting statistic since last season</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to Stat Muse, Jackson has become the player with the most goals scored from open play in the Premier League since the start of last season, with a total of 23 goals, one goal ahead of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/mohamed-salah-between-liverpool-and-the-roshn-league-a-fantastic-offer-looms-on-the-horizon">Mohamed Salah</a> .</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Confidence brings back Jackson's brilliance</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite the heavy criticism he received last season for missing many chances, Italian coach Enzo Maresca decided to keep his faith in the Senegalese striker. Jackson has proven his worth this season, contributing 12 goals for Chelsea (scoring 9 goals and making 3 assists), confirming his value as one of the team's most prominent players.</p>