England head coach Thomas Tuchel already knew that picking his No 10s for the World Cup was going to be far from simple, and Cole Palmer has proved he is ready to make it as hard as possible.

Chelsea fans treated Cole Palmer to a standing ovation as he called the shots in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Everton, suggesting the Blues' stand-out player of the last two seasons is getting back to his best after an injury absence.

Chelsea got back to winning ways against Everton on Saturday as they won 2-0 thanks to first half goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto.

Wasn’t alert enough to track Cole Palmer’s run and allowed the Chelsea dangerman to slip past him and fire in yet another goal against Everton, he’s up against it and got taken to the cleaners by Pedro Neto in the build-up to the second.

Sanchez, Gusto, W Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, Fernandez, James, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish,

Everton started slowly and weren't helped in the 16th minute when former Chelsea man Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who has been in good form as of late, was forced off with Carlos Alcaraz taking his spot. Not long after that Palmer put his team ahead with his first goal at home this season after being played through by Malo Gusto before firing past Jordan Pickford.