Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino makes decision on punishment for Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson
The Blues extended their recent unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight matches as they posted a dominant win over the Toffees at Stamford Bridge.
Cole Palmer was the star of the show, scoring four times to make it back-to-back hat-tricks in Stamford Bridge league matches, while Jackson and Alfie Gilchrist also got on the scoresheet.
However, the triumph was marred by a second-half incident involving Madueke and Jackson, who squabbled over the ball when Chelsea had been awarded a penalty at 4-0.
Each player is below Palmer — who has a 100% record from the spot — in the pecking order, and the episode was only ended through captain Conor Gallagher pushing his teammates away to allow Palmer the chance to take responsibility.
Not the first incident involving Madueke...Madueke, who does have converted penalties to his name this season, attempted to take a pivotal spot kick off Palmer in the previous home game against Manchester United, a move that was not welcomed by Chelsea supporters at the time.
In the past, Pochettino has indicated that the players can decide penalty duties between themselves, yet there was a stark change in tone when he commented on the incident post-match.
Later in a press conference, the Argentine was naturally quizzed on whether there will be further repercussions for the two attackers, but he insisted that he wishes to take a different approach to the general wish of fans.
Pochettino said, as quoted by football.london: «No, no – it's not about punishment. It's about to learn.
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