Cole Palmer praises Chelsea 'courage' after Premier League win over Newcastle

Chelsea forward Cole Palmer praised his team's "courage" after securing a 3-2 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Monday night.

As has been the case so often this season, Palmer was Chelsea's key man at Stamford Bridge, setting up the first goal and scoring the second to take his league goal involvements to 19 (11 goals and eight assists) in his debut campaign.

Palmer saw his sixth-minute shot deftly diverted into the bottom corner by Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson, and after Alexander Isak had equalised just before half time, the 21-year-old Englishman restored Chelsea's lead after the break with a fine finish.

Mykhailo Mudryk then made it 3-1 to Chelsea when he pinched the ball from teammate Conor Gallagher and slalomed his way through the Newcastle defence before rounding goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.

Jacob Murphy's thunderous effort in the 90th minute reduced the deficit, but the hosts held on for a deserved victory to give the home fans a reason to celebrate amid an ultimately frustrating season.

Chelsea, who lost the League Cup final in extra time to a depleted Liverpool, remain 11th in the Premier League table but have a game in hand and are four points behind West Ham in seventh, which should be enough to earn a Europa Conference League place.

"We had the courage to play which is what we need as a young team," Palmer said. "We are going to make mistakes, so it’s about going on to the next one and the next one.

"We’ve had some difficult results recently, the cup final versus Liverpool, the game against Wolves [a 4-2 home defeat] – so to get points is vital for us. I think we showed a bit of passion and courage. Winning those second balls and not getting bullied.

"When they scored we thought we knew we