Chelsea climbed back into contention for next season’s Champions League with a 1-0 home win over Everton in the Premier League on Saturday thanks to a fine first-half strike by Nicolas Jackson.<\/p>\n
The Senegal striker, fed by Enzo Fernandez, drove low into the bottom corner past a diving Jordan Pickford in the 27th minute for his first goal in four months.<\/p>\n
The result lifted Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea to fourth in the table on 60 points, one point behind Manchester City who are in FA Cup action this weekend. Everton are 13th.<\/p>\n
“At this stage of the season, the result is the main thing,” Maresca said.<\/p>\n
“We are going to be better and better because the players will understand better and better how to play different games.”<\/p>\n
The home side should have scored more but were thwarted by a stubborn defense and Pickford, who kept out a series of shots, notably from Noni Madueke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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