Cole Palmer gives emphatic five-word response to Chelsea penalty line after embarrassing argument between Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke during Everton’s 6-0 defeat

Cole Palmer has flatly told his Chelsea teammates ‘I’m our penalty taker’ after yet another row during Monday night’s drubbing of Everton.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side scored six goals past the struggling Toffees, but another embarrassing argument on the pitch over who should take the penalty overshadowed the victory.

After Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke debated over who should take the spot-kick in the 64th minute, Palmer ultimately had to withdraw and take the spot-kick himself.

He converted to score his fourth of the evening, but Pochettino remained furious with his conflicting players, with the issue becoming a theme tonight.

The Chelsea manager then publicly stated for the first time that Palmer was now the designated taker and Palmer himself confirmed this status in a post-match interview on NBC Sports.

Palmer made it clear he was Chelsea’s main man when it came to penalties after the match.

“Everyone wants to score, especially the attackers. It’s nothing, we talked about it, we swept it under the rug,” Palmer began.

“I think it just shows the mentality of the players, they want to take it, but the manager told us, it was ruled out and I’m sure it won’t happen again.”

Asked if he was Chelsea’s first choice to take penalties, Palmer then replied: “Well, I am now, yes.”

Pochettino said in his press conference: “First of all, I want to tell you to clarify that they know, the players know, the staff know, the club knows, that the taker on penalties is Cole Palmer.

‘It’s a shame. I am so, so upset about this situation. We talk in the locker room about the image we send because it’s Monday night football and in all countries they were watching the match.

“We cannot send this type of image. It’s a shame and I want to apologize to the people of football and our supporters because it is unacceptable.

Pochettino went on to say that Madueke and Jackson would be “missing” if they acted in this way again.

“I told them this was the last time I would accept this type of behavior. They’re all involved in this situation, all out next time,” he told Sky Sports.

Noni Madueke (left) and Nicolas Jackson (right) argued over who should take the penalty

Conor Gallagher had to intervene to allow Cole Palmer (right) to recover the ball

Palmer eventually held off his teammates to take the penalty, which he duly converted.

‘This is not a joke. It’s impossible after a performance like that.

“This shows that we are in a process in which we are going to learn a lot, we have to change and see more collectively than thinking about individual success.”

Palmer added: “Other players wanted to take him, which was understandable. I am the penalty taker and I wanted to take it.

“We’re just trying to show everyone that we want to take responsibility. Maybe the argument was overblown. We laughed and joked about it.

Palmer’s four goals at Stamford Bridge took him to 20 Premier League goals for the season, tied at the top of the Golden Boot race with his former Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland.

Nine of those 20 goals came from penalties after Palmer became Chelsea’s most reliable shooter.

Dele Alli, who was a guest pundit on Sky’s Monday Night Football show, said the feuding players were “showing their age” during the row.

“For me, they are the ones showing their age,” Alli said as he gave his analysis of the incident.

“I’m not there every day on the training ground and I don’t know who the designated penalty taker is.

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“As far as I know, in the last big match, when the pressure was on in the last minute, I didn’t see them all fighting to win,” he added.

Alli then offered some genuine advice to rival strikers as he watched Everton slump to a disappointing defeat at Stamford Bridge, continuing: “It’s all good when it’s 4-0 and you want to get on the scoresheet match. If you want to get on the scoresheet, don’t do it when it’s 4-0 in a no-pressure situation.

“It’s a shame because they had an incredible night and people are talking about that rather than their incredible performance,” he said.