Revealed: Why Nicolas Jackson tried to take Chelsea penalty against Everton, leading to on-field bust-up with Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer

Nicolas Jackson had a solid reason behind his desire to take the Chelsea penalty that caused arguments among Blues team-mates on Monday.

Three Chelsea players were involved in a physical bust-up before the hosts’ fifth goal against Everton at Stamford Bridge, with Noni Madueke and Jackson involved, before it was broken up by Conor Gallagher and Malo Gusto.

Cole Palmer took control of the ball and scored his fourth of the game, and afterwards it was clear why Jackson was desperate for the chance to score his second.

Jackson scored his 10th Premier League goal of the campaign with Chelsea’s fourth on Monday, taking his tally to 13 in all competitions.

It means he has equaled the number of league goals scored by Chelsea icon Didier Drogba in his first season with the club – and just three behind the Ivory Coast star’s total of 16 in all competitions.

Madueke (left) took the ball from Malo Gusto (centre) before Jackson (right) got involved

Conor Gallagher implored his teammates to hand the ball to Palmer, the designated penalty taker, who eventually took and converted the spot-kick

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Jackson has set an ambition to score 15 in the league and 20 goals in all competitions for the Blues before the end of the season next month.

However, his plans to get another Monday night were halted when he was replaced by Deivid Washington before the final whistle.

Mauricio Pochettino has made it publicly clear that Palmer is Chelsea’s designated penalty taker, while Madueke has scored two penalties this term when Palmer was not on the pitch.

Jackson has not taken any penalties so far this season and is not expected to risk his place in the team or his relationship with the Blues faithful by pushing to take one.

The spat caused more problems for Chelsea after the final whistle, despite the 6-0 scoreline.

Pochettino was visibly upset by the bizarre confrontation during his post-match press conference, and took exception to being questioned about the spat.

In his press conference, the manager said: ‘First of all I want to tell you to make it clear that they know, the players know, the staff know, the club knows that the penalty taker is Cole Palmer.

‘It’s a shame. I am so, so sorry about this situation. We’re talking in the dressing room about the image we’re sending because it’s Monday Night Football and in every single country they were watching the game.

‘We cannot send these types of images. It’s a shame and I want to apologize to football people and our fans because it’s unacceptable.’

Scoring against Everton means Jackson equaled Didier Drogba for debut season league goals

Pochettino’s mood after the match did not feel like that of a manager whose team had won 6-0

Guest Sky pundit Dele Alli said the struggling players ‘showed their age’ across the board

He went on to say that both Madueke and Jackson would be ‘out’ if they acted in a similar way in the future.

Dele Alli, who was a guest pundit on Sky’s Monday Night Football, said the feuding players were ‘showing their age’ across the board.

Pochettino wwho was also caught in the middle of a row between Chelsea’s former stadium announcer and the club’s press manager, who was accused of ‘s*** running a press conference’.