'PK's mine!' Chelsea end up in bizarre brawl.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has issued a warning to his players for doing 'stupid' things.

Chelsea thrashed Everton 6-0 in the 33rd round of the 2023-2024 Premier League (PL) season at Stamford Bridge in London, England, on Saturday (Jan. 16).

It was a dominant win. Cole Palmer completed an early hat trick, scoring in the 13th, 18th, and 29th minutes of the first half. Nicola Jackson added another in the 44th minute. Chelsea closed out the first half 4-0 to take an early lead.

Chelsea's goal fireworks didn't end there. In the 19th minute of the second half, Palmer scored his fourth goal from the penalty spot (PK) to reach the 20-goal milestone in the league, tying him with Elling Holland (Manchester City) for the league lead. Chelsea added a second-half injury-time goal from Alfie Gilchrist to seal the 6-0 victory.

The win extends Chelsea's unbeaten run in the league to eight games (W4 D4 L4) and puts them in ninth place with 47 points. Just three points separate them from sixth-place Newcastle United, who have played one more game, and seventh-place Manchester United (50 points). On their current form, the Blues are well within reach of qualifying for next season's European competition.

It was a perfect day for Chelsea, but there was one glaring omission. The players even got into a minor scuffle over who would be the PK kicker.

In the 16th minute of the second half, Noni Madueke was awarded a PK when he was tripped by a defender while dribbling. Chelsea's designated PK kicker is Palmer. However, Madueke refused to give the ball to Palmer, as if he wanted to take the kick himself.

Eventually, captain Connor Gallagher stole the ball and passed it to Palmer. Jackson saw this and joined the fray, trying to wrestle the ball away. There was some chest shoving in the process, and Madueke stormed off in a huff. Palmer took over the kicker duties and calmly split the net.

Order on the team was completely broken. According to the UK's Mirror, Jackson didn't even join the celebrations after Palmer scored. The Daily Mail added: "Three Chelsea players were involved in a scuffle. Gallagher and Palmer had to push Madueke out of the way," according to the Daily Mail.

Pochettino was furious: "I can't accept this behavior. I told the players that this is the last time. It's not a joke. It's impossible to behave like this after a performance like this. If we want to be a great team, we have to change and think in a way that is good for the team."

Pochettino also said, "The PK kicker is a farmer. He is the one who has to decide whether to give the ball to his teammate or not. "We acted like children today," Pochettino said, "and that's a shame. It's the process of a young team that has to learn a lot. I apologize to the fans, the players have to learn and be professional. We have to focus on the team. It shows that we are still learning," he emphasized.

The commentators on the game were equally dismayed. "Oh my God," said Alan Smith, a former Man United player, before adding: "A team that's winning 4-0 is arguing amongst themselves. What's going on? It's really bad. Who's the PK kicker? It's Palmer. Give him the ball." Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher added: "It's just ridiculous. It's ridiculous."

Palmer, meanwhile, didn't want to make a big deal out of it: "They wanted other players to take the PK, I can understand that. It was 4-0. But I'm the PK kicker, and I wanted to kick it myself." "I think I showed that we all wanted to take responsibility. Maybe it was a little too much, but we all want to win. We were laughing and joking around."