Enzo Maresca ruled out the possibility of Chelsea signing a new striker in January as he defended Nicolas Jackson amid his goal drought.

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• Chelsea won't sign new striker in January
• Maresca backed under-fire Jackson
• Blues face Wolves on Monday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Chelsea have found the back of the net on 41 occasions and have scored the third-highest number of goals in the 2024-25 Premier League, behind Liverpool and Arsenal. Yet the Blues are winless in their last five league matches and have dropped to the fifth in the table.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Star striker Jackson has impressed on occasion and has scored nine league goals thus far. However, his goal drought in the last five games has contributed majorly to their sudden drop in form. Head coach Maresca came to his defence and ruled out the possibility of the club signing a new striker in the January window.

• WHAT ENZO MARESCA SAID

  Speaking to reporters, the Italian coach replied when asked if there would be a major addition in attack: "No, because I think by being a little bit more lucky, we can convert and can score more goals. It’s not about [signing] a ‘killer’. At this moment, the one that’s probably missing the goal is Nico. But the way he is working is fantastic, and we don’t have any doubt that Nico is soon going to start scoring goals."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

  The west London side will aim to get back to winning ways when they take on Wolves in their next league clash on Monday at Stamford Bridge.

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