Chelsea 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (28 Sep, 2023) Game Analysis – ESPN (IN)

Chelsea snapped their three-game winless run as Nicolas Jackson‘s goal secured a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Pressure had been mounting on new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino after a poor start to the season that has seen them win just one of their first six games in the Premier League.

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Scoring has been a major issue with just five goals in those six league games, but summer signing Jackson provided a reason for optimism for the Chelsea fans with a clinical first-time finish in the 50th minute. The former Villarreal forward was set up by Cole Palmer, who was making his first start for Chelsea after joining from Manchester City.

Jackson thought he had doubled his and Chelsea’s tally in the 72nd minute but the goal was ruled out for offside.

Despite that, Chelsea did enough to hold on for a much-needed first win in September and a place in the last 16 of the competition.