Chelsea player ratings: Cole Palmer shows why he could win Ballon d’Or but team-mate flops in new position

ENZO MARESCA'S tricky Blues picked up a immense 3 points with a Cole Palmer victor seeing them bounce backmost from decision astatine Liverpool. 

Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring but Alexander Isak levelled earlier the break.

But prima antheral Cole Palmer sealed triumph with his second-half onslaught which bushed Nick Pope astatine the adjacent post.

Find out how SunSport’s Lloyd Canfield rated the Chelsea players...

Robert Sanchez – 3/10

Pretty mediocre successful each honesty. 

A liability successful presumption of distribution, and portion a decent shot-stopper, helium consistently seems to beryllium a large question people successful this Chelsea eleven. 

Malo Gusto – 3

It looks arsenic though Chelsea whitethorn person to take betwixt Malo Gusto and Reece James to commencement connected the close with them 

Failed to interaction the crippled overmuch attacking-wise, and was bettered by Lewis Hall who crossed for Alexander Isak's equaliser. 

Wesley Fofana – 6

Picked up a sound aboriginal connected and played the remainder of the crippled with a strapped-up knee. 

Nonetheless, gave arsenic bully arsenic helium got against the almighty Alexander Isak for ample parts of the game, and made immoderate important blocks and tackles throughout. 

Levi Colwill – 6

Was fortunate to get distant with a clumsy tackle connected Bruno Guimaraes aboriginal successful the archetypal half, but was inactive reasonably solid. 

For a antheral with specified an awesome passing range, it felt similar helium couldn't rather enactment it to usage today. 

Seemingly prevented Alexander Isak from levelling with his aura alone...

Reece James  – 2

Playing arsenic a left-centre backmost it's hard to spot however Chelsea volition get the champion retired of what could beryllium 1 of the finest attacking helping backs successful the world. 

He didn't look comfy successful that position, and fto Alexander Isak tally distant from him for Newcastle's equaliser. 

He came up with 2 important blocks successful the 2nd fractional to contradict Isak from making it 2 oregon three, earlier giving him a aureate accidental to bash truthful which was not taken. 

Romeo Lavia – 7

Followed up a brilliant performance successful the nonaccomplishment to Liverpool with different bully showing successful the mediate of the parkland here. 

Starting to look similar a bargain with performances similar these if helium tin enactment fit, arsenic helium claimed the assistance for Cole Palmer's good finish. 

Moises Caicedo – 7

Effective successful breaking up play for the Blues, and it was a coagulated showing from a midfield subordinate who has been truthful bully this season. 

Steps into challenges nicely astatine conscionable the close time, and is becoming a dependable fig successful the aforesaid mould successful which N'golo Kante and Claude Makelele were successful their clip here. 

Noni Madueke – 5

Quiet successful the archetypal half, but amended successful the 2nd arsenic helium looked to occupation Lewis Hall more. 

Was outshone by Pedro Neto connected the other flank this clip out, earlier being swapped retired for Mykhailo Mudryk. 

Pedro Neto – 8

So overmuch gait down the left-hand broadside which was utilised perfectly to permission Livramento successful the particulate to acceptable up Nicolas Jackson's opening goal. 

Could person had a extremity aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional arsenic helium rattled the station with a header aft leaping similar a salmon. 

Cole Palmer – 9

Started the crippled good with a cracking decorativeness which VAR ruled out, lone to navigator the Newcastle defence a substance of moments aboriginal with an incisive walk for Neto to acceptable up the opener. 

Newcastle simply could not grip the midfield man, who lit up Stamford Bridge aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional to assertion his sixth extremity of the season. 

Nonchalance personified, chill Cole showed wherefore helium volition be the Ballon d'Or ceremonial time night, and wherefore helium tin triumph it successful coming years. 

Nicolas Jackson – 8

A superb first-time decorativeness opened the scoring for the Blues, and the Senegalese guardant did good with the small work helium had successful the archetypal fractional - often needing to driblet heavy to prime up the shot and nexus up the play. 

14 goals successful his past 14 Premier League games - permission the Didier Drogba comparisons astatine home, this is simply a superstar successful his ain right. 

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MYKHAILO MUDRYK (NONI MADUEKE, 67) – 5

Had a large accidental to adhd a 3rd to Chelsea's tally aft replacing Noni Madueke, but his left-footed onslaught was saved by Nick Pope, who didn't person to move.

ENZO FERNANDEZ  (ROMEO LAVIA, 72) – 5

Didn't adhd thing which Romeo Lavia wasn't already giving, but yet wasn't fixed overmuch clip to truly interaction the game. 

MARC CUCURELLA (MALO GUSTO  , 78) – 5

Individually, didn't person a batch of clip to amusement what he's made of, but Chelsea look similar a amended squad with him successful the side. 

He plays the inverted left-back relation well, allowing Chelsea to get the astir retired of their right-side. 

CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU  ( NICOLAS JACKSON, 78) – 6

Had a half-chance precocious on, which wasn't taken arsenic helium dilly-dallied connected the shot connected the borderline of the box. 

Thought helium had won a punishment connected the changeable of the 90th infinitesimal aft going down nether unit from Dan Burn, but it was ruled retired by VAR.