Chelsea reclaimed fourth spot in the Premier League with a 4-1 win at Selhurst Park that met with little serious resistance from start to finish. More importantly, perhaps, in the longer term, they did so with Kai Havertz playing a fine, incisive hand as the central attacker.
On a freezing afternoon in south London Chelsea’s £70m summer signing was all clever movement, cute touches and even – of all things – a well-taken goal.
