In the absence of their top scorer Palmer, Chelsea failed to provide any competition for their London rivals. Pochettino’s debut season with Chelsea has been challenging, and it reached a low point when they conceded five goals without reply at Arsenal. Despite attempting to inspire his players to step up in Palmer’s absence, they failed miserably. The day before the contest, Pochettino had expressed that it was a good challenge for his teammates and joked about them wanting the same treatment as Palmer.

Palmer has been instrumental in rescuing Chelsea from trouble in the past, but his absence on Tuesday night left them struggling. Despite having several expensive purchases on the pitch, many of them have failed to live up to their price tags. Enzo Fernandez, who cost over £100million, was taken off midway through the contest. The scoring was wrapped up by White.

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