The broad numbers suggest that Christopher Nkunku should be one of Chelsea’s regulars. The France striker has 13 goals in all competitions this season, a tally equalled only by Cole Palmer, and he was on the scoresheet again as Enzo Maresca’s second string cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 5-0 win over Morecambe.
However, while there are few better finishers in Maresca’s squad than Nkunku, the likelihood is that he will be on the bench when Bournemouth visit Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Tuesday. Ultimately the sense is that some goals mean more than others. What more can Nkunku do? The answer: show more than the ability to breach opponents sitting second bottom of League Two.
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