Nicolas Jackson don get nomination for October Premier League Player of the Month award after him impressive form for Aston Villa, since him £47.5million move from Chelsea. The 25-year-old Senegal international don score eight goals in 12 games for Premier League and Champions League combined this season.
Six of those goals came in six matches in October, as e finally find him feet for Villa Park. The Premier League announce on Friday say Jackson dey among eight players nominated for the award.
The other nominees na Evanilson, Ezri Konsa, Declan Rice, Jack Rudoni, Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen and Luka Vuskovic. For league, Jackson score against Brentford, Fulham and Manchester City, including two goals against City for one big win.
For the season, Jackson get 0.70 goals per 90 minutes for English top flight. That one make am one of the hottest strikers around, even though Erling Haaland still dey lead with 1.01. Peter Crouch don hail Jackson as “unbelievable” before, and e dey average 0.9 key passes per game, wey only four of him Villa teammates dey better.
But history no dey favor Villa for this award. Villa players don win am only nine times since August 1992, with seven different players. Christian Benteke na the most recent, around 11 years ago. Despite Villa success in recent seasons, players like John McGinn and Ollie Watkins never win am. So Jackson and Villa fans no suppose get too much hope, but maybe e go change with Jackson, but no hold your breath.
