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Arsenal went three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a dominant win over Chelsea on Tuesday

Cole Palmer has thrived since swapping Manchester for west London on deadline day last summer.Not for the first time this season, Palmer, 21, was the only Chelsea player to emerge with serious credit from Saturday’s 2-2 draw with 10-man Burnley.As well as converting the most memorable of his six successful penalties with an exquisite Panenka, the Manchester City academy graduate then took Raheem Sterling’s sublime flick into his stride in the 78th minute before side-footing effortlessly into the bottom corner of Arijanet Muric’s net.That impressive double took Palmer’s season tally to...

Love a combined XI, me. So who makes our combined XI between the Chelsea and Newcastle squads? With everyone fully fit and available, I'd go: Pope; James, Fofana, Botman, Chilwell; Guimaraes, Tonali, Fernandez; Palmer, Isak, Nkunku.But as things stand, with both teams struggling with injuries, it would be more like: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Botman, Livramento; Willock, Guimaraes, Fernandez; Palmer, Isak, Gordon.Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the discussion tab or via our email: livebloguk@theathletic.com.

An opportunity awaits Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool. This is the first time the men’s senior team have reached a showpiece final since the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital consortium bought the club in May 2022 and it represents a sliding doors moment.Lift the trophy and the whole club will benefit from an injection of belief that the project is on track. Lose and the team’s fragile confidence will suffer another dent, while head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s task of winning over a doubting fanbase will become even harder.This is not going to be easy. Liverpool have beate...

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