Football
Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool: Cole Palmer ends long goal drought as Blues get huge win over champions
Cole Palmer finally ended his long goal drought as Chelsea battled to a huge 3-1 win over much-changed champions Liverpool in the Premier League.
Man-of-the-match Palmer netted a last-gasp penalty to settle late nerves at Stamford Bridge and seal a massive result in the race for a top-five finish and Champions League qualification next season, his first goal in 18 games after Virgil van Dijk’s header had set up a grandstand finish in west London following Jarell Quansah’s unfortunate own goal that added to an early strike from Enzo Fernandez.
Chelsea reverted back to the same team that narrowly defeated Everton at home last weekend as Nicolas Jackson scored for the first time since December, Enzo Maresca reversing all eight changes he made for Thursday’s 4-1 win over Djurgarden in their Conference League semi-final first-leg tie.
