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We produced one among our strongest shows of the season to blow Everton away, with Palmer the star of the present. The England worldwide’s four-goal haul included an ideal, first-half hat-trick and took him to twenty within the league this season.

Palmer’s treble was struck earlier than the sport had reached the 30-minute mark. Jackson then added our fourth earlier than the interval, he discovered the underside nook after a elegant contact and end.

Palmer bought his fourth of the evening from the penalty spot after the break – Noni Madueke fouled contained in the field – and a positive late strike from Academy graduate and boyhood Blues fan Gilchrist accomplished an ideal evening.

Blues strike quick

Mauricio Pochettino made two adjustments from the facet that drew at Sheffield United eight days in the past. Malo Gusto returned for Axel Disasi in defence whereas Mykhailo Mudryk got here in for Enzo Fernandez. Conor Gallagher reverted to a deeper position subsequent to Moises Caicedo.

Chelsea nearly made the right begin when Palmer delivered an early free-kick right into a harmful space. Sadly, Trevoh Chalobah simply didn’t make contact on the again put up.

It was the guests who original the primary clear likelihood of the night. Beto was picked out by Seamus Coleman contained in the Chelsea penalty space however the striker’s effort cleared the crossbar.

We rapidly made the Toffees pay due to a second of magic from Palmer. The ahead collected the ball within the ultimate third, nutmegged Jarrad Branthwaite, exchanged a backheeled cross with Jackson, after which guided the ball into the far nook.

Cole takes over

Palmer nearly had his 18th Premier League purpose of the season a minute later. Madueke crossed from the left wing however with the purpose at his mercy, the ball fell behind our No.20 who could not clarify contact.

Not that he needed to wait lengthy, nonetheless. His second got here from a flowing Blues transfer.

Caicedo did excellently on the sting of the field to search out Mudryk, who picked out Jackson six yards out. Pickford saved his shot however the rebound fell to Palmer who headed residence.

At this level, the Bridge was rocking with Palmer orchestrating assault after assault. His fellow ahead Jackson was subsequent to go shut, firing simply over the bar from the sting of the world.

Inevitably, the third went to Palmer. Pickford was at fault, as he gifted possession to the Chelsea ahead properly exterior of his purpose. However Palmer’s end was beautiful as he lifted the ball excessive along with his proper foot and it dropped completely into the web.

An ideal hat-trick accomplished within the house of simply 16 minutes – and our first since 2019.

Extending our lead

Everton appeared to have discovered a means again into the competition on half hour mark. Ahead Beto headed firmly past Djordje Petrovic from Ashley Younger’s cross, just for the guests celebrations to be lower quick by an offside flag.

James Tarkowski then went shut for Everton as he bought on the top of a deep free-kick solely his effort to be deflected behind by Chalobah.

Regardless of letting the sport fall into a brief lull, the Blues had time for a fourth earlier than the break. Marc Cucurella managed to get down the left channel to get a cross into the field.

The ball discovered Jackson, who swivelled sharply to search out the nook with a intelligent end on the bounce. The half-time whistle adopted with the Blues 4 to the nice and in complete management.

Including a fifth

Everton made a triple change on the break however didn’t stem the tide. The Blues continued to hold a menace each time we went ahead.

Palmer was introduced with a possibility to attain his fourth as he was performed clear via on purpose by Mudryk. This time Pickford foiled the England ahead with a powerful save.

But an opportunity for our fifth got here when Madueke was bundled over within the field by Tarkowski. Palmer stepped up and duly despatched the Everton keeper the flawed means for his fourth of the evening.

With a commanding lead, Pochettino launched Carney Chukwuemeka for Madueke. The subsequent likelihood fell to Mudryk after a driving run from Jackson, however the Ukrainian’s effort was straight at Pickford.

Palmer was later withdrawn for Cesare Casadei, receiving a standing ovation from all corners of Stamford Bridge for an imposing show.

Our document win towards Everton – 6-0 from 1948/49, was then matched as we crept into added time. Gilchrist smashed residence after Ben Chilwell’s preliminary effort was saved for his first purpose in Chelsea Blue. His celebration was one among pure emotion in entrance of the Shed Finish.

That purpose accomplished the scoring. Pochettino and his gamers can mirror on a positive night that made it eight video games with out defeat within the Premier League and noticed us shut the hole on the European locations.

What does it imply

The win means we sit ninth within the Premier League desk with seven league fixtures nonetheless to play. However the hole to eighth-placed West Ham is now only a sole level, with sixth-placed Newcastle solely three factors away.

What’s subsequent

Chelsea are in FA Cup motion with a semi-final towards Manchester Metropolis this Saturday, April 20. Kick-off at Wembley is 5.15pm.

The Groups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Gusto (Gilchrist 87), Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Mudryk (Chilwell 78), Palmer (Casadei 78), Madueke (Chukwuemeka 71); Jackson (Deivid Washington 87)

Unused substitutes: Bettinelli, Badiashile, George, Dyer.

Objectives: Palmer 13′ 18′ 29′ 64′, Jackson 44′, Gilchrist 90′

Booked: Mudryk

Everton (4-4-1-1): Pickford, Coleman (Patterson 45 (Godfrey 90), Tarkowski, Branthwaite (Keane 57), Mykolenko; Younger, Onana (Harrison 45), Garner (Gomes 45), McNeil, Doucoure; Beto.

Unused Substitutes: Virgínia, Danjuma, Chermiti, Warrington.

Bookings: Garner, Younger, Tarkowski, Keane

Referee: Paul Tierney

Attendance: 39,392