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Cole Palmer’s exceptional first season at Chelsea continued as the Blues completely demolished Everton.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side wasted no time in taking the initiative on Monday, with Palmer scoring a quick brace to give the Blues a comfortable lead.
A calamitous error from Jordan Pickford gave Palmer his hat-trick before Nicolas Jackson made it four before the break.
After a moment of disagreement within the ranks, Palmer put the icing on the cake from twelve yards out to take his Premier League tally to 20 for the season before substitute Alfie Gilchrist completed the rout.
Mail Sport’s Kieran Gill was at Stamford Bridge to bring you eight things you may have missed.
Cole Palmer went on a rampage to top the Premier League scoring charts as Chelsea demolished Everton.
The hosts’ 6-0 victory culminated in the first goal from youth player Alfie Gilchrist.
TOFFEES APPEAL POINT DEDUCTION
Yesterday Everton officially appealed against last week’s two-point deduction, and the Premier League intends to speed up the process so that a decision is reached before the end of the season.
The Toffees are confident that, as when they reduced a deduction from 10 points to six, they will be able to tempt the independent commission to show them leniency. “Premier League, corrupt as shit,” the visiting fans chanted before kick-off.
THE BLUES CONTINUE INVESTING IN YOUTH
Chelsea are looking for a youth recruitment analyst as they look to add top talent to their Cobham gathering. Certainly the club’s policy of targeting young players for the first team would be much cheaper if they could snap up stars before they start costing upwards of £40m, although a suitable pathway needs to match.
Last night, 17-year-old Kiano Dyer and 18-year-old Tyrique George were on Mauricio Pochettino’s bench for the first time after impressing in the youth system, as the under-17 team paraded at Stamford Bridge with the Cup trophy. the Premier League they won last time. week.
England youth internationals Tyrique George (centre) and Kiano Dyer (right) were named on the bench on Monday.
THERE YOU SEE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Injuries have prevented Dele Alli from appearing in a football match for over a year, but he was on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football last night. Alli spoke well and said that he can see the light at the end of the tunnel, although this summer will be interesting as his contract with Everton expires.
STILL LOOK ON THE BRIDGE
Reims manager Will Still was seen outside the Stamford Bridge press room with the 31-year-old West Ham fan taking time between Ligue 1 games for a visit to London.
Reims boss Will Still was seen outside the press room at Stamford Bridge.
GARDEN UNFAIRLY FIRED
Chelsea sacked groundskeeper Conor McKnight after accusing him of sending hundreds of anonymous emails, titled ‘Chelsea Football Club scandal: cover-up of assault and sexual assault’, claiming they supported harassment, an employment tribunal heard.
Mail Sport read the full verdict yesterday and found a complicated situation previously kept secret, including how McKnight claimed his boss Jason Griffin had grabbed him by the crotch and threatened to kill him at a Christmas party in a pub in Cobham. Furious that Griffin was not sacked, McKnight is said to have responded by anonymously informing others of his allegations, with recipients of the email including other football clubs.
McKnight was fired, and bosses noticed similarities in spelling errors between his own emails and those sent anonymously, such as “lie” spelled as “lieng.” A tribunal agreed that McKnight was unfairly sacked because proper procedures were not followed, although Chelsea will not have to pay any compensation because it was decided the groundsman would have been sacked if they had been.
OUT OF LEAGUE STARS
Walton & Hersham fans were shocked to see Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill watching their team’s 1-0 win over Sholing in the Southern League Premier South on Saturday.
Colwill has family connections to Sholing and three of his uncles (Barry, Byron, Marvin) took part in the 2014 FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium. Colwill, who was 11 at the time, was a pet. Unfortunately, the 21-year-old, still injured, will miss this Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley.
Levi Colwill watched Sholing’s clash with Walton & Hersham as he continues to recover from his injury.
DODGERS DESERVE CREDIT FOR TOLES
Todd Boehly is also co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who deserve high praise for their handling of Andrew Toles, the 31-year-old from Georgia whose contract was renewed even though he has not appeared in the majors since 2018.
Toles has suffered from mental health issues, but every year, without fail, the Dodgers keep him around so he can continue using his health insurance for his schizophrenia and bipolar treatment. A rare show of compassion in a money-mad sports world.
CONTRACTS EXTEND EVEN FURTHER
The ‘bleus’ seem to have extended the contracts of Mykhailo Mudryk and Enzo Fernández
The publication of the Football Association’s interim transactions this week showed how Chelsea updated the contracts of Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk, which is believed to mean they have activated options to extend their stays. It’s strange, considering the duo were already among those tied to notably long deals. Chelsea declined to provide details when contacted.