Chelsea's win over Everton was overshadowed by a contentious incident as Cole Palmer was involved in a row with teammates Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke in a heated exchange over penalty duties.
Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the second half against Everton with attackers Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson both rushing to the ball as they fought for who would take the resultant penalty.
This was before regular taker Palmer intervened and grabbed the ball with the three then involved in a heated exchange.
There was pushing between the players with Jackson and Madueke refusing to celebrate with Palmer after he converted the penalty.
Wow, very child-like behaviour from Madueke and Jackson. Both sprinting to the ball😭😳pic.twitter.com/pHbKCRRTCT
— Attacking Football (@AttackingFooty) April 15, 2024
Bad behavior 😭 pic.twitter.com/qBFxPXQzqK
— Mudryk Jr🚫 (@mudryk_jr) April 15, 2024
Mauricio Pochettino lambasted the duo while reiterating that Palmer was the club’s designated penalty taker.
“It is a shame. We cannot behave in this way, I told them ‘this is the last time of this behaviour’.
“It is impossible to have this type of behaviour after this performance. If we want to be a great team, we need to change and think in a collective way.
“It’s a process for a young team who need to learn a lot. I was talking about this to the players after the game. It’s the last time I want to see something like this. I want to apologise to the fans.
🗣️“Next time they’re all out. It’s not a joke”.
— G/A in all Competitions (@GoalsandAssist) April 15, 2024
🔵Pochettino had some tough words on the penalty incident which involved Madueke and Jackson trying to take the ball off Cole Palmer
pic.twitter.com/gjPfgPMHSV
Look at madueke pic.twitter.com/3ZijnzjAMz
— ADEBAYO (@Adebayyy0) April 15, 2024
Cole Palmer is the penalty taker ffs
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) April 15, 2024
Mad Scenes 😂😂😂
