Enzo Maresca was celebrating wildly from his seat in the stands as Chelsea secured a crucial 1-0 home win against Everton on Saturday. The Blues momentarily moved into the top four of the Premier League as a narrow victory against Everton secured back-to-back wins at a pivotal time of the season.

Enzo Maresca has already confirmed the first Chelsea player who will be in the squad to face Everton. Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge after an injury time winner from Pedro Neto last Sunday against Fulham to seal a 2-1 win in the west London derby.

Palmer has gone 16 games without scoring for the club, having started the campaign with 14 goals in 23 appearances.