Chelsea in heaven, Palmer celebrates: “We respect Nico Jackson a lot, Maresca is a good coach”

Cole Palmerstriker of the Chelsea and author of the 3-0 away win over West Ham, spoke to the microphones of TNT Sports at the end of the opening match of the fifth round of the Premier League. Apart from the seasonal league debut against Manchester City, the Blues they have never suffered a defeat in the league again and now everyone is watching except the citizensfrom the top of the rankings.

The statement. “A difficult place (Olympic Stadium, ed.) to come to and three good points, we are happy. Everyone knows that he (Nicolas Jackson, ed.) is a top player, he must continue like this. The Chelsea fans and players respect him a lot, we know what he is capable of”. On the boos received from opposing fans and the criticism always surrounding the London club, Palmer commented: “The noise will always be there, but we try not to think about it and listen to the manager. We have a good manager and this can only help us improve”.

The scorecard of the match
West Ham – Chelsea 0-3
(N. Jackson 4′-18′, C. Palmer 47′)

The official formations
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Palmieri; G.Rodriguez, E.Alvarez; Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville; Bowen. Available: Fabianski, Cresswell, Todibo, Coufal, Soler, Soucek, Irving, Ings, M.Antonio. Trainer: Lopetegui.

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): R. Sanchez; Adarabioyo, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, E. Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson. Available: Jorgensen, Badiashile, Disasi, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Mudryk, P.Neto, Joao Felix, Nkunku. Trainer: Maresca.

Saturday 21st September
1.30pm West Ham – Chelsea 0-3
16:00 Aston Villa – Wolves
16:00 Fulham – Newcastle
16:00 Leicester – Everton
16:00 Liverpool – Bournemouth
16:00 Southampton – Ipswich
16:00 Tottenham – Brentford
6.30pm Crystal Palace – Manchester United

Sunday 22nd September
3pm Brighton – Nottingham
5.30pm Manchester City – Arsenal

Classification
Man City 12
Chelsea 10*
Arsenal 10
Newcastle 10
Aston Villa 9
Liverpool 9
Brighton 8
NottinghamForest 8
Brentford 6
Man Utd 6
Bournemouth 5
Fulham 5
West Ham 4*
Tottenham 4
Crystal Palace 2
Leicester 2
Ipswich 2
Wolverhampton 1
Everton 0
Southampton 0

*one more game