Chelsea, Everton and Premier League
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Chelsea ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League, and four overall, with an occasionally nervy 2-0 defeat of Everton on Saturday. The highlight of the first half for the home side was undoubtedly Cole Palmer’s return to the scoresheet.
Jamie Carragher did not include Chelsea in his list of three Premier League title favourites. Carragher, the former Liverpool defender, named Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa as his top sides in the English top flight this term. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, meanwhile, were not mentioned, as the Blues sit fourth in the table.
Manchester United is trying to get clearance to play Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui in Monday’s Premier League game against Bournemouth before the trio head off to the Africa Cup of Nations.