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.

Cole Palmer scored his first Chelsea goal since September as the returning star helped his side beat Everton 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Amid an injury-hit season, the Blues talisman opened the scoring before the excellent Malo Gusto doubled the hosts' advantage.

Chelsea star Cole Palmer has wasted absolutely no time in getting back up and running after an extended injury lay-off. Cole Palmer says he is ‘still dealing’ with his injury after firing Chelsea to win over Everton

Report and free match highlights as Cole Palmer returned with a goal as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 at Stamford Bridge; Malo Gusto got the other goal as the Blues ended a run of four games without a win in all competitions;

On the surface level, Chelsea's 2-1 defeat in Bergamo on Tuesday had the look of one inflicted on them by Enzo Maresca making the wrong adjustments at the back end of the pitch. A midfield of right backs and a back four that had been forced into too many changes buckled,

Enzo Maresca has revealed why Cole Palmer missed Chelsea's latest training session and why he won't play against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. The 23-year-old has had an injury-hit season but did make his first start since September in the Blues' goalless draw with Bournemouth last weekend.

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,