Nicolas Jackson held back by Chelsea teammates as he is furious for not taking Cole Palmer's penalty
Chelsea's impressive performance against Everton was marred by a vicious brawl involving Nicolas Jackson.
The Blues were up 4-0 at the time Cole Palmer He was brought down in the penalty area on the hour mark.
Noni Madueke picked up the ball to take the penalty, before Nicholas Jackson He grabbed the ball to take it himself.
In the end, Palmer, who is ChelseaThe designated penalty taker picked up the ball and walked towards the penalty spot, leaving Jackson fuming as he attempted to retrieve the ball for himself.
Palmer then pushed Jackson while putting the ball on the spot, something that further angered Madueke and Jackson as Conor Gallagher had to get involved to stop the fights.
Palmer, who was already in a hat trickHe stepped up, coolly converted his effort and walked away to celebrate, but the drama was not over yet and Jackson initially refused to celebrate the goal.
In the end, the words of Madueke and Malo Gusto convinced him to go and pat Palmer on the back for his efforts, although the striker was still unhappy about not being able to take the penalty.
That moment was a small blip on an impeccable night for Chelsea.
Chelsea cruised to a 6-0 victory with Alfie Gilchrist scoring in injury time to make a real statement.
Sitting in ninth position, the Blues are just three points off sixth place in the table with at least one less game in their path.
With Palmer now the Premier League's top scorer alongside Erling Haaland, after all, they will be confident of bringing European football to Stamford Bridge next summer.