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England hero Ollie Watkins revealed his prediction to Cole Palmer just before scoring the game-winning goal

England’s Ollie Watkins has nerves of steel.

It was dicey for a bit, but England will play in its second consecutive Euro Final this Sunday in Berlin. The English only got there thanks to the terrific heroics of super-sub Ollie Watkins, who, in relief of Harry Kane, scored the game-winning goal over the Netherlands in the 90th minute.

Per Watkins, he apparently saw his glorious moment coming in advance.

In his post-game interview, the forward revealed he had told England teammate Cole Palmer that he was going to set him up with the game-winning goal. That turned out to be exactly what happened.

What a moment of clarity:

England’s men have never won a European championship and they will need to be at their absolute best to beat a Spanish juggernaut team. At the very least, as Watkins shows, they’re not lacking in confidence.

Chelsea won 6-0 and still embarrassed itself

Chelsea showed how it has fallen so far even while securing its largest win of the season

It’s been another tough season for Chelsea, but Monday’s 6-0 win over Everton was a cathartic moment of celebration for the former Premier League powerhouse.

Well, at least it should have been.

While Cole Palmer stole the headlines with a four-goal display, his final goal was also a major talking point ā€” and not in a good way for Chelsea.

Already up 4-0, Chelsea won a second-half penalty kick. Palmer, the team’s usual penalty taker, went to grab the ball but was engulfed in an intra-team squabble involving Nicolas JacksonĀ andĀ Noni Madueke.

Madueke grabbed the ball initially before it was forcefully removed by captainĀ Conor Gallagher and given to Palmer. For some reason, Jackson decided to use that moment to try and snag the ball himself before he was shoved away by Palmer.

Not a great look!

Palmer would convert to make it 5-0, with Madueke forcing Jackson to go over and celebrate with the team following the goal.

With the made penalty, Palmer moved to a perfect nine-for-nine from the spot this season.

Naturally, head coach Mauricio Pochettino was furious after the game.

“The players and staff know that Cole Palmer is the penalty taker,” Pochettino said. “I am so, so upset about the situation. Discipline is the most important thing in our team.

“We all agree they [Jackson and Madueke] were wrong. They are not experienced players. They are young. It was very good the reaction by Conor Gallagher [to defuse things].”

“We can’t show that type of behavior,” he continued. “It’s like we are in a school, and our job is to show them they were wrong so they can learn. There will be no punishment, but this can’t happen again. If Palmer is on the pitch, he is the penalty taker.”

Even with the win, Chelsea only moved up to ninth place in the Premier League table. Once a formidable European force, Chelsea managed to demonstrate how it has fallen so far even while securing its largest win of the season.

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