Chelsea player ratings: Cole Palmer on path to greatness but teammate ‘the closest thing the Blues had to a weak link’

COLE PALMER stole the show again for Chelsea as he helped them defeat Everton.

The Blues overtook the Toffees and beat them 6-0 in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful.

Palmer was the protagonist once again as he grabbed the headlines with an incredible four goals.

Nicolas Jackson, who was involved in a furious penalty fight with Palmer in the second half, had his name on the scoresheet.

And 20-year-old Alfie Gilchrist came off the bench at the death to score sixth with his first goal for the club.

Here’s how Sun Sport’s Sam Street rated each Chelsea star on display tonight against Everton:

Djordje Petrovic – 7

It’s difficult to judge a goalkeeper who didn’t have to make a save.

Petrovic may be better served by moving further off the line, as Petr Cech suggested.

But his unorthodox style seems to serve him well.

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Marc Cucurela – 9

The Spaniard crossed accurately for Nicolas Jackson’s goal.

He is starting to look more like the player Pep Guardiola wanted to sign from Brighton.

Thiago Silva – 9

Phenomenal authorization to deny Beto just before the break.

Chelsea fans chanted his name repeatedly throughout the game.

Trevoh Chalobah – 7

A quiet night for the gym product.

Exactly what you want from a defender who hasn’t played much football this season.

Malo Gusto (Alfie Gilchrist 87) – 6

I passed the ball to Everton’s corner without pressure at the beginning.

The closest thing Chelsea had to a weak link on a very comfortable night.

Conor Gallagher-7

A vintage Conor Gallagher display. Nothing flashy and it stuck.

Showed great leadership to intervene when tensions threatened to rise between Jackson and Madueke over the penalty.

Moisés Caicedo – 8

One of the best displays of Chelsea’s record signing.

Fans may even start to worry that he won’t be able to play with their second biggest signing, Enzo Fernandez, who was injured in tonight’s game.

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Mykhailo Mudryk (Ben Chilwell 78) – 8

Always a threat on the left and always looking like he could play with his teammates for goal.

Chelsea fans will be thrilled with what they saw.

Cole Palmer (Cesare Casadei 78) – 10

It already looks like he could match the likes of Hazard, Zola and Lampard in the greatness of Stamford Bridge.

If this is what he can do at 21 in a Chelsea team that failed to impress for most of the season, imagine how good he could be in the years to come.

It gave a sign of the dominant performance to come with a brilliant nutmeg to play Mudryk from the kick-off.

The first goal could well be nominated for Goal of the Season, as he scored four goals in one of the best performances of all time at Stamford Bridge.

Noni Madueke (Carney Chukwuemeka 72) – 8

A lively performance from Madueke on the right.

Should have scored in the first half, but his deft chip was denied by a block from, of all people, Cole Palmer.

He deserved a goal for that finish and won the penalty with a brilliant turn.

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Nicolas Jackson (Deivid 87) – 7

Stamford Bridge has seen the best and worst of the Senegalese bad boy.

Jackson constantly got into the right positions and controlled the ball brilliantly before firing home before half-time.

But his night will be remembered for his confrontation with Madueke, Palmer and Gallager after being denied a penalty.

It would be ridiculous under normal circumstances, let alone when he is one yellow card away from a two-game ban.

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Carney Chukwuemeka-6

A composed display from the former Aston Villa ace after he came on.

Ben Chilwell-7

His partnership with Cucurella didn’t look as lethal as Mudryk’s, but he did get an assist, and a very popular one.

Academy product Alfie Gilchrist fired home after the English left-back’s shot was saved.

Cesar Casadei – 6

There wasn’t much time to make an impact and he had some action to follow as Cole Palmer’s replacement.

Alfie Gilchrist – 8

He scored his first goal at Chelsea with a very good technique for a right-back.

Deivid – N/A

There is no real time to impress.