It has been a brilliant week for Chelsea.
The Blues thumped Southampton 5-1 last Wednesday then moved to within four points of leaders Liverpool with their dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind win at Tottenham on Sunday.
There was plenty going on off the pitch too, and here Standard Sport takes a look at some moments you might have missed…
Fernandez saved
Nicolas Jackson has been walking a suspension tightrope on four yellow cards for more than a month now, but has so far avoided the fifth that, if it came before the midway point of the season, would come with a one-match ban.
More than that, though, the forward has taken it upon himself to help his team-mates see the light.
In the aftermath of Enzo Fernandez’s go-ahead strike against Tottenham, Jackson could be seen thwarting the Argentine’s attempts at a topless celebration by tugging on the back of his shirt.
Perhaps, though, he ought to loosen up a little: Fernandez has been booked only once in the Premier League this season, and thus has plenty of wiggle room.
Palmer’s new record
Cole Palmer’s pair of penalties against Spurs saw him surpass Yaya Toure’s record for the most Premier League spot-kicks taken without a miss.
Having scored 12 out of 12, though, the Englishman still has some way to go to match Matt Le Tissier’s record of 23 consecutive penalties scored.
Among contemporary rivals, Raul Jimenez (eight), Bryan Mbeumo and Chris Wood (both seven) are the next best in terms of successful takers yet to blemish their Premier League records.
In-depth Cucurella analysis
Football punditry has come a long way in the past decade, but Sunday night brought something fresh in the shape of forensic footwear analysis on Match of the Day 2.
There, former Watford striker Troy Deeney (or, more likely, a member of the production staff) had spotted that the boots Marc Cucurella blamed for his pair of costly slips against Tottenham were hardly different, in terms of traction, to those he changed into mid-game.
“He changed from studs to studs,” Deeney said. “We’ve all been there when you’re looking for excuses and when you have a really bad start like he did, going from really small studs to really big studs is clearly what changed it for him.”
Maresca chant
Enzo Maresca has been feeling the love this week, with away victories at Southampton and Tottenham prompting the first significant choruses of the new manager’s name from the travelling support.
A tussle, though, is ongoing as to which chant should stick. A hastily organised rendition to the tune of Seven Nation Army headed the early betting, but now looks destined for defeat in favour of (Is This The Way To) Amarillo.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, Enzo! And he comes from Italy!
Into the unknown
If the Club World Cup draw sprung up as a bit of surprise last week then you were certainly not alone in not quite knowing what the new competition might hold.
"I know the group,” said Maresca, whose team will face Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis and Club Leon in the USA next summer. “But I don't know which game we start, which game we finish, seriously. I don't have any idea yet.
"When we start in June, when we get to May, I will look. Now, I don't know. I know the group but no more than that."
