‘Sensational’… Pundit says £30m man has actually been Chelsea’s best player alongside Cole Palmer

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Not too many Chelsea players have impressed this season.

The Blues are a team struggling right now, finding themselves just inside the top 10 at the moment.

Cole Palmer, though, has had no problems this term and has undoubtedly been Chelsea‘s best player.

The attacker has scored 16 goals in 26 Premier League appearances.

One of his team-mates has also fared pretty well in the current campaign, with one pundit feeling that he has been at the heart of Chelsea’s success along with Palmer.

Cole Palmer and teammate at heart of Chelsea’s success

Honestly, there has not been much success at Chelsea this season. Mauricio Pochettino‘s men are ninth in the table and have already lost a cup final.

However, the good that the Blues have been able to do, former Arsenal player Adrian Clarke has put it down to Palmer and Malo Gusto.

Speaking about the Chelsea duo in his Talking Tactics column for the Premier League’s official website, he said: “Two young players at the heart of their success are Cole Palmer and Gusto, who have made Chelsea’s right-hand side extremely productive. Palmer’s form across this period has been sensational.

“He has averaged 5.8 shots and four key passes per match, as well as producing nine direct involvements. Gusto has also been terrific from an attacking right-back berth, supplying a steady stream of chances.”

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Is Malo Gusto available for tonight’s game against Everton?

Gusto missed Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Sheffield United last time out, but it was nothing serious.

The right-back, who arrived at Chelsea from Lyon in a £30.7m deal, should be back for the Premier League tie with Everton later.

One defender who will miss the game, however, is Levi Colwill.

According to Chelsea’s official website, the England international is still undergoing his rehabilitation programme.

Not having Colwill, who has shown that he can play at both centre-back and left-back this season, is a blow. But Chelsea can survive without him; there is a lot of quality in their squad, even if we have not always seen it under Pochettino.