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.

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.

Cole Palmer’s body language is increasingly becoming a major talking point at Chelsea.The attacking midfielder has grown more and more visibly frustrated at his team have got worse and wors ein