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Jackson proving is worth to Villa Villa's season took time to get going following a slow start and one man who has found his form at around the same time they have is new striker Nicolas Jackson. There may have been some doubts about Villa signing Jackson because of the criticism he received whilst at Chelsea for not being clinical enough in front of goal. But since joining Villa, he's without a doubt proving his worth as he's already got 4 goals in 7 Premier League games and

FRIDAY: IPSWICH V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Ipswich gave a good account of themselves against Man City last weekend and will have come out of that game with their heads held high despite the result. Forest also gave a good account of themselves in their last game against Arsenal by staying in the game for as long as they could and being tough to break down. But they did have some good chances that they weren't able to take and this has to be a concern for them because they struggled

Is Josh King becoming Fulham's talisman? Fulham got their first win of the season and under Alvaro Arbeloa on Saturday by beating Hull and at the heart of their attacking play was 19 year old Josh King. He was always looking to make things happen whenever he had the ball against Hull whether that be creating a chance for a teammate or beating players with his pace or a bit of skill. He's arguably been Fulham's best player this season in what has been a difficult campaign so f

SATURDAY: EVERTON V CHELSEA Everton are one of the few sides who are still unbeaten this season and they comfortably won this fixture 3-0 last season. Chelsea don't have a good record in this fixture from recent seasons as they've won just once in their last nine visits to Everton. They looked more secure against Bournemouth last weekend with the return of Moises Caicedo to their midfield being the main reason why as he gave the defence the protection it maybe was lacking in

Caicedo the difference the maker for Chelsea Chelsea's front three of Palmer, Rogers and Pedro have received a lot of praise this season including in their 5-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. But against Bournemouth, the return of Moises Caicedo was the biggest difference as he brought solidity to the midfield by making crucial interventions whenever his team needed him to. The struggles Chelsea have faced defensively this season have mainly been down to them looking too op