Chelsea finally score first goal of the month three days before September ends

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    Chelsea finally scored their first goal of the month with just three days of September left.

    Mauricio Pochettino's Blues failed to find the back of the net in all of their last three Premier League matches, suffering 1-0 defeats on home turf to both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa which were sandwiched by a bore draw away at Bournemouth.

    They had one last chance to score before October arrives as they welcomed Brighton to Stamford Bridge in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday (September 27) night. And after a goalless first half, it wasn't look promising.

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    But six minutes after the restart, the drought was finally ended. Cole Palmer played the ball through to Nicolas Jackson, who finished first time inside the box as he slotted the ball into bottom left corner of Bart Verbruggen's goal.

    It was just the second time he's scored since his £32million summer arrival from Villarreal, having bagged in the 3-0 league win against Luton Town next month.

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    Jackson also had a second strike controversially ruled out for offside which would've doubled his side's lead with a little under 20 minutes to go. With VAR not in use until the semi-finals of the competition, the on-field decision stood.

    But one was enough with Roberto De Zerbi's side unable to find a response before the final whistle, meaning Chelsea booked their spot in round four.

    It was their first win since the second round victory against AFC Wimbledon. Their attention will now turn to next Monday's (October 2) west London derby as they head to face Fulham.

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