Chelsea wasn’t so reliant on Cole Palmer this time. On a frustrating evening for the England star, his Chelsea teammates stepped up to share the goals in a 4-0 thrashing of last-place Southampton in the Premier League.

Cole Palmer has sent a message to Chelsea fans after another difficult night in front of goal, promising: “I will be back.” Chelsea thrashed bottom-club Southampton 4-0 to bring to an end to a run of three successive defeats,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has offered a defence of Cole Palmer as he goes through a difficult spell while praising a “fantastic” option he has found for the false 9 role at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Maresca said he was pleased with Christopher Nkunku ’s performance in Chelsea’s win over Southampton, but still ‘expects more’ from the attacker going forward. Chelsea put four unanswered goals past the Premier League’s bottom-placed team to end their three-game winless run and move back into the top four.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has explained that he expects more from Christopher Nkunku, but that he’s also trying to understand him better as a player.The France international looked like a hugely

Pressure on Enzo Maresca has increased as of late and with fan protests against the ownership and directors taking place before kick-off, a victory was needed to lift the mood. Since Nicolas Jackson has been out of the team due to injury,