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ENZO MARESCA’S tricky Blues picked up a huge three points with a Cole Palmer winner seeing them bounce back from defeat at Liverpool. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring but Alexander Isak levelled before the break. Cole Palmer scored the winning goalCredit: AFPBut star man Cole Palmer sealed victory with his second-half strike which beat Nick Pope at the near post.Find out how SunSport’s Lloyd Canfield rated the Chelsea players…Robert Sanchez – 3/10Pretty poor in all honesty. READ MORE IN football A liability in terms of distribution, and while a decent shot-stopper, he consistently seems to be a big question mark in this Chelsea eleven. Malo Gusto – 3It looks as though Chelsea may have to choose between Gusto and Reece James to start on the right with them Failed to impact the game much attacking-wise, and was bettered by Lewis Hall who crossed for Alexander Isak’s equaliser. Most read in FootballMalo Gusto failed to impact the game much attacking-wiseCredit: GettyWesley Fofana – 6Picked up a knock early on and played the rest of the game with a strapped-up knee. Nonetheless, gave as good as he got against the powerful Alexander Isak for large parts of the game, and made some crucial blocks and tackles throughout. Levi Colwill – 6Was fortunate to get away with a clumsy tackle on Bruno Guimaraes early in the first half, but was still fairly solid. For a man with such an impressive passing range, it felt like he couldn’t quite put it to use today. Seemingly prevented Alexander Isak from levelling with his aura alone…Reece James played out of positionCredit: AFPReece James  – 2Playing as a left-centre back it’s hard to see how Chelsea will get the best out of what could be one of the finest attacking wing backs in the world. He didn’t look comfortable in that position, and let Alexander Isak run away from him for Newcastle’s equaliser. He came up with two crucial blocks in the second half to deny Isak from making it two or three, before giving him a golden chance to do so which was not taken. Romeo Lavia – 7Followed up a brilliant performance in the loss to Liverpool with another good showing in the middle of the park here. Starting to look like a bargain with performances like these if he can stay fit, as he claimed the assist for Cole Palmer’s fine finish. Romeo Lavia was brilliant in midfieldCredit: GettyMoises Caicedo – 7Effective in breaking up play for the Blues, and it was a solid showing from a midfield player who has been so good this season. Steps into challenges nicely at just the right time, and is becoming a dependable figure in the same mould in which N’golo Kante and Claude Makelele were in their time here. Noni Madueke – 5Quiet in the first half, but better in the second as he looked to trouble Lewis Hall more. Was outshone by Pedro Neto on the opposite flank this time out, before being swapped out for Mykhailo Mudryk. Pedro Neto was a threat down the leftCredit: APPedro Neto – 8So much pace down the left-hand side which was utilised perfectly to leave Livramento in the dust to set up Nicolas Jackson’s opening goal. Could have had a goal early in the second half as he rattled the post with a header after leaping like a salmon. Cole Palmer – 9Started the game well with a cracking finish which VAR ruled out, only to cook the Newcastle defence a matter of moments later with an incisive pass for Neto to set up the opener. Newcastle simply could not handle the midfield man, who lit up Stamford Bridge early in the second half to claim his sixth goal of the season. Nonchalance personified, cool Cole showed why he will attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony tomorrow night, and why he can win it in coming years. Cole Palmer won the gameCredit: RexNicolas Jackson – 8A superb first-time finish opened the scoring for the Blues, and the Senegalese forward did well with the little service he had in the first half – often needing to drop deep to pick up the ball and link up the play. 14 goals in his last 14 Premier League games – leave the Didier Drogba comparisons at home, this is a superstar in his own right. SUBS:MYKHAILO MUDRYK (NONI MADUEKE, 67) – 5Had a big chance to add a third to Chelsea’s tally after replacing Madueke, but his left-footed strike was saved by Nick Pope, who didn’t have to move.ENZO FERNANDEZ  (ROMEO LAVIA, 72) – 5Didn’t add anything which Lavia wasn’t already giving, but ultimately wasn’t given much time to really impact the game. MARC CUCURELLA (MALO GUSTO  , 78) – 5Individually, didn’t have a lot of time to show what he’s made of, but Chelsea look like a better team with him in the side. He plays the inverted left-back role well, allowing Chelsea to get the most out of their right-side. CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU  ( NICOLAS JACKSON, 78) – 6READ MORE SUN STORIESHad a half-chance late on, which wasn’t taken as he dilly-dallied on the ball on the edge of the box. Thought he had won a penalty on the stroke of the 90th minute after going down under pressure from Dan Burn, but it was ruled out by VAR. Christopher Nkunku thought he had won a penaltyCredit: Reuters More

CHELSEA survived a late bombardment to return to winning ways against Newcastle.Cole Palmer went from architect to matchwinner with Nicolas Jackson also scoring his sixth Prem goal of the season.Cole Palmer notched the winner again for ChelseaCredit: GettyAlexander Isak celebrates his equaliserCredit: GettyPalmer was the star of the showCredit: ReutersNicolas Jackson clinically put away his sixth goal of the seasonCredit: RexPalmer thought he had given his side the lead minutes into the contest when he latched onto the end of Jackson’s pass to find the bottom corner – only for VAR to rule him offside.The England star then turned creator moments later as his brilliant through ball sparked a counterattack, with Pedro Neto crossing for Jackson to score.Newcastle bounced back and Alexander Isak finished off a well-worked move, converting a cross from ex-Chelsea star Lewis Hall.That was the story of the first half and Chelsea came out from the break on fire – Palmer firing beyond Nick Pope after being given acres of space to run into.READ MORE ON CHELSEAAgain Newcastle fought back and should have had an equaliser after Isak rounded Robert Sanchez after punishing a mistake by Wesley Fofana, but the striker dallied on the ball and was somehow unable to score.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSChelsea fans pelted with missiles by Panathinaikos thugs as riot police forced to protect travelling supporters More

FRENCH SAVIOUR Jean-Philippe Mateta may have saved Oliver Glasner’s job at Crystal Palace as he finally kick-started the club’s Premier League campaign.Having been winless in their opening eight matches – their joint-worst start to a top-flight season – the Eagles are now soaring thanks to this brilliant and much-needed home win over Tottenham.Jean-Philippe Mateta got the only goal of the game as Crystal Palace beat TottenhamCredit: AFPIn all likelihood, the Austrian head coach would have been axed come the November international break if there had not been a dramatic reversal in their fortunes.And the former Europa League winner will be forever indebted to the decisive actions of striker Mateta, who celebrates by kicking a corner flag.Overall, it was a sorry display by Spurs, who have now lost for the third time in the Prem in just nine matches and are nine points behind leaders City.It was a physical battle, too, as befits any London derby, and three Tottenham stars came off worse in hard-hitting challenges in the first half alone.First, James Maddison was flattened from behind by Maxence Lacroix and needed assistance to get back up – for the next five minutes he was seen clutching his painful lower back.Dejan Kulusevski had a forearm smashed into the side of his head by Palace’s Marc Guehi and it was a surprise that neither referee Darren Bond nor VAR decided to at least caution the England centre-back.Then Spurs full-back Pedro Porro was screaming in agony after coming off worse in a collision with Tyrick Mitchell close to the touchline.Selhurst Park used to be one of the best top-flight grounds to visit for match-day atmosphere with the Holmesdale Fanatics Ultras banging the drums and making their presence felt.Most read in FootballThat has not been the case so much this season, perhaps understandably given the dreadful sequence of results.No wonder it was a bit flat to begin with but come 31 minutes they were all shouting BOOOOOOOM as they saluted Mateta’s fifth goal of the season.Tottenham were mucking about at the back – no team decides to lump it long these days, they always want to play it out of trouble.A hospital pass by captain Cristian Romero was played over to Micky van de Ven on the left side but when the speedy Dutchman slipped, possession was quickly won by Daniel Munoz.The Colombian’s cross from the right was intelligently flicked-on by the backheel of Eberechi Eze into the path of his French colleague.And the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist controlled the ball with his right and then slammed it home with his left – before booting one of the corner flags, as is his signature celebration, as the crowd went wild.Palace were indebted to goalkeeper Dean Henderson for holding the fort until half-time as he produced a brilliant reaction save when Maddison struck goal-bound.Four minutes into the second half, Eze thought he had managed to break the Spurs high line and double the lead when he received an excellent through ball by the magnificent Adam Wharton.Racing clear of the last Spurs man, he managed to squeeze his shot past the body of Guglielmo Vicario and was convinced he had remained onside.Yet the assistant ref raised his flag and after a VAR review the on-field decision was not overturned.However, where was VAR when Eze was brought down minutes later?The England winger showed off his full bag of tricks in the Tottenham box and was then brought to the ground by a combination of pressure from behind by Kulusevski and Van de Ven grabbing his red-and-blue striped shirt.Even from a distance, it looked like a clear penalty, there had been contact with an opponent and the Palace team went ballistic that no spotkick was awarded.Soon afterwards, Van de Ven – the quickest man in the Prem – brought down Ismaila Sarr and as the last man, many wanted and expected a red to be shown.Controversially, ref Bond only gave a yellow as he felt Sarr was not running directly towards Vicario’s goal when the impact happened.Prior to that Ange Postecoglou had made a triple substitution on 62 minutes, which included taking off teenager Mikey Moore.At 17 years and 77 days old, Moore is the youngest player to start a Prem match for Tottenham since Stephen Carr (17 years and 28 days) against Ipswich Town in September 1993.READ MORE SUN STORIESThough he had an excellent display last Thursday against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League – Maddison said it was like watching Neymar – the South Londoner looked a bit leggy this time and did not offer much in attack.Tottenham were unable to find the equaliser they desperately wanted and were grateful for Vicario’s exceptional one-handed save to palm away Wharton’s 25-yard strike on 83 minutes.THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at 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