Pochettino's unseen reaction after Chelsea penalty row between Palmer, Madueke and Jackson

Mauricio Pochettino was determined not to let a childish incident ruin what was a sensational Chelsea display – and result – against Everton on Monday night.

The Blues thumped the relegation-threatened Toffees 6-0 at Stamford Bridge in another Cole Palmer-inspired display. The 21-year-old is now the Premier League's joint-top scorer, alongside Erling Haaland, with 20 goals to his name.

Palmer struck four times for the Blues in SW6, with a hat-trick that took him just 16 minutes from his first to third goal. There was time for the England international, who is now a serious contender to be named Premier League Player of the Season, to get a fourth but it was marred by the antics before he converted the ball past Jordan Pickford from 12 yards out.

Noni Madueke had the ball in his hands, but Nicolas Jackson was also desperate to take it. Malo Gusto was attempting to be the mediator between the pair before Conor Gallagher, the captain on the night, got involved and told Madueke to give the ball to Palmer.

Jackson came back for round two and wanted to throw his hat into the ring. But after pushing Jackson away, Palmer ended up taking it and sending Pickford the wrong way for his 23rd goal of the season in all competitions. There were loud boos ringing around Stamford Bridge, though, for the build-up to the penalty being taken.

Pochettino said: «I am going to tell you, to make it clear; the players know, the staff know, the club know that the penalty taker is Cole Palmer. All that happened after is a shame. I am so, so upset about this situation.»

He later added: «I am not going to accept again this type of behaviour. I am going to be very strong if something like this happens again.

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