In any case, things became a touch tight near the conclusion.

Chelsea’s hard-fought victory against the always unpredictable Newcastle United in the Premier League today afternoon was the ideal way to recover from their heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Liverpool away from home last week.Enzo Maresca’s team was under a lot of pressure going into this home game, and although some players weren’t playing at their best for the Blues, there were also a number of exceptional players, such as Cole Palmer and one of the summer acquisitions.

Palmer’s numerical performanceThe water is wet, the sky is blue, and Palmer has given Chelsea another outstanding performance.Despite his lackluster performance against the Reds the previous time out, the Englishman returned to his finest form today and, as he so frequently does these days, was leading the Blues.

Unsurprisingly, the former Manchester City star was awarded Player of the Match. Lloyd Canfield of the Sun gave him a 9/10 at full time, stating that ‘Newcastle just could not manage the midfield man’ and that he was ‘nonchalance personified.’