Nicolas Jackson equals Premier League icon's Chelsea record with 66 fewer games

Nicolas Jackson's goal against Newcastle allowed him to equal Fernando Torres' tally with Chelsea in the Premier League.

The Senegalese star scored his 20th top-flight goal for the Blues during the visit to Newcastle on Sunday.

And Jackson has reached the Blues milestone in 66 fewer games than Premier League icon Torres.

has taken the current Chelsea The forward only played 44 games to score 20 goals, compared to Torres' 110 games.

Jackson's goal on Sunday was one of the simplest goals in his collection, after Cole Palmer played a brilliant pass to Pedro Neto from deep in his own half.

Neto then played perfectly with Jackson, before the striker finished the counterattack with a powerful shot past Nick Pope.

Jackson's effort marks his sixth goal of the season in all competitions, with the striker also picking up three assists along the way.

That adds to his tally of 17 goals in all games last season.

He is also the 30th different player to score 20 goals in the competition for the Blues.

The Senegalese star divided opinion in his debut season, with a section of Blues fans complaining about his wastefulness in front of goal.

However, he has improved this season and scoring 20 Premier League goals in such a short time could reassure fans that they can trust him to lead Chelsea's front line.

While Torres never rediscovered his best form at Stamford Bridge, he established himself as one of the Premier League's all-time greats during his time at Liverpool.

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The former Spanish star scored 85 Premier League goals in total throughout his career.

Although most would say Torres flopped after his £50m transfer from Liverpool to Chelsea, he won the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup with the Blues.

And after equaling his goalscoring record, Jackson will surely hope to achieve the same for the club.