Cole Palmer has become hugely influential, playing a major role in making sure Chelsea saw off Newcastle in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues had opened the scoring early after Sven Botman’s poor clearance was pounced on by Palmer, his shot being cleverly steered into the bottom corner by Nicolas Jackson for his second goal in as many league games.
Newcastle would not be quiet as Aleksander Isak’s powerful effort from the edge of the area just before the break gave Newcastle hope before Palmer restored Chelsea’s lead.
Palmer struck in the 57th minute, taking a touch to get the ball out of his feet before he drilled it hard and low past goalkeeper, Martin Dubravka.
Later on in the match, substitute Mykhailo Mudryk took the ball off team-mate Conor Gallagher and ran through the Newcastle defence before rounding Dubravka to finish from a tight angle to make it 3-1.
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Jacob Murphy then produced a thumping finish into the top corner on the 90-minute mark to start a nervy end to the match, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side hung on for their 11th win of the campaign.
Chelsea remains 11th in the table, with a game in hand on Newcastle who are a point and a place above them.
Newcastle started slowly, and seriously struggled to create chances in the first half with Isak’s goal – their first shot on target after 43 minutes.
Eddie Howe then lost another player to injury as Anthony Gordon came off following a challenge by Marc Cucurella.
Murphy replaced Gordon and his sublime finish late on made the scoreline closer than it seemed in reality.
Since joining Chelsea, Cole Palmer has been the most impressive signing in the Todd Boehly era.
With his assist for Jackson’s goal, before producing a superb finish himself, he takes his tally to 19 Premier League goal involvements this season, that is 11 goals and eight assists.
With The Euro 2024 in the summer, Palmer would hope to be selected after definitely impressing Southgate, who is in the stands.
