Given he likes to talk, losing his voice is an inconvenience for Liam Rosenior, although it is one he can live with after winning his first three points as a Premier League manager. The 41-year-old’s hoarse tones after this hard-fought west London derby summed up the qualities Chelsea’s players showed to win the game – resilience, determination and indifference to the fact they were far from their best.
Cole Palmer scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot with 14 minutes remaining after Caoimhín Kelleher had brought down the substitute Liam Delap, adding to a video assistant referee-assisted first-half goal from João Pedro, to leave Rosenior waxing lyrically, if gruffly.
