Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku fire clear Chelsea message as Mauricio Pochettino plan revealed

Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer are among the Chelsea player to have celebrated their dominant 5-0 win over West Ham online. The Blues put in yet another strong home performance to keep up their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League next year.

After Newcastle demolished Burnley on Saturday it was over to Mauricio Pochettino's side to react themselves in what is turning out to be an intriguing three-way battle for sixth spot. Manchester United face Crystal Palace on Monday in a bid to knock Chelsea out of seventh.

First-half goals from Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, and Conor Gallagher gave them a commanding 3-0 lead before Nicolas Jackson added two after the break. It leaves the club two points behind Newcastle heading into the final three games of the season, although Manchester United could drop them back into eighth with a win on Monday night against Crystal Palace.

«So pleased,»said Pochettino at full-time. «So happy. It continues the same feeling after Thursday, keeps the momentum. The performance was fantastic in all the aspects. I think yes, I am so pleased. The players deserve big credit because after a few days, to play again at this level, massive credit to them.»

After the win he reiterated that he is keen to ensure that the club qualify for Europe next year. «I don't want to say nothing because from the beginning of the season I said the objective always is to win because we are Chelsea but that created too much pressure,» he explained.

«The objective for us is to be mature and to keep the momentum and to compete, improving in every single game.We are going to try to be in Europe. It's going to be good for the team and the players to be in Europe next season.

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