Mauricio Pochettino tells his Chelsea stars 'I will not accept this behaviour' after Everton farce

Mauricio Pochettino warned his Chelsea players he will not allow them to "behave in this way" again after another penalty farce during their 6-0 win over Everton.

The Blues were 4-0 up at Stamford Bridge when they were awarded a spot-kick just before the hour mark. Regular penalty taker Cole Palmer, who had already scored a hat-trick, was on the floor after being brought down and a debate between his team-mates broke out. Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson both wanted to take the penalty and got into a fiery debate before Palmer emerged to his feet, walked over and took the ball.

The altercation continued and captain Conor Gallagher told both Madueke and Jackson to let Palmer - who boasts a 100 per cent record from 12 yards - take it. Palmer was reliable from the spot once again, sending Jordan Pickford the wrong way to add his fourth and Chelsea's fifth of the evening. Despite it being such a huge and impressive victory for the Blues, Pochettino sent a damning message to his players after the angry confrontation.

He told Sky Sports: "It is a shame. I was telling the players when we arrived from the pitch. We had a meeting with all the staff also and we explained and were talking. For me it is a shame because we cannot behave in this way and I can only apologise.", reports the Mirror.

"I told them that this is the last time that I accept this type of behaviour. Next time those involved in a situation like this are all out. This is not a joke."

"It's impossible after a performance like this to have this type of behaviour that shows that we are in a process and we will learn a lot. We are a great team fighting for big things. We need to change and think more in a collective way."

Clarifying the penalty-taking protocol, he