Chelsea duo have one more chance vs Brentford as Pochettino nears Ivan Toney transfer decision

Of those who have played minutes for Chelsea this season, only five of them have more goals for the club Nicolas Jackson and he arrived at the club in the summer. Raheem Sterling started the season with nearly double the amount of Premier League goals as the rest of the squad combined.

In the opening weeks of the season it is no surprise that putting the ball in the net has been the biggest issue for Mauricio Pochettino's men. Only Manchester United have scored fewer than Chelsea's 13 so far this term in the top half and their expected goals (xG) of 17.51 is more than Arsenal but Mikel Arteta's men have 18 at this stage.

It is an issue that just keeps cropping up for the club with no player managing to get even 15 in the league since Tammy Abraham in 2018/19 and Diego Costa still the last man to reach 20 — that was seven years ago.There are signs that the current pair know what they're doing though.

Jackson is at least putting himself in the right position to score, something that couldn't be said of Romelu Lukaku, whilst his movement and pressing is sharper than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the link-up is stronger than Timo Werner or Kai Havertz. He's a rough diamond but someone now with two goals in his last three games.

Armando Broja is his current competitor, not something that was planned but the injury to Christopher Nkunku threw more out the window than many had bargained for, and is also far from the finished article but possesses a game that makes him suited to Pochettino and to success in England.

The issue is that noises coming out of Chelsea, and the U-turn in attitude from the manager himself towards the subject, suggests that two will quickly become three not when Nkunku returns but when January arrives. The