Cole Palmer lifts the mood at Chelsea in big boost for England chances
by Dan Kilpatrick
Mar 12, 2024
3 minutes
Not or the first time this season, you were left wondering exactly where Chelsea might be without Cole Palmer, after the forward inspired his side to victory against Newcastle last night, easing the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino.
Palmer scored and assisted — both unerring strikes from outside the box, the first deftly helped into the net by Nicolas Jackson — to continue his outstanding season in front of the watching Gareth Southgate.
The for Pochettino, who in , although it could hardly be described as comfortable, particularly after Jacob Murphy’s 90th-minute thunderbolt reduced the deficit.
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