Mauricio Pochettino has urged Noni Madueke and Levi Colwill to show more effort if they want to play more for Chelsea.

The pair didn’t play the full 90 minutes, as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Colwill came off in the early stages of the second half, while Madueke was subbed on later in the game, as Chelsea went in search of a winning goal. The winger later won and converted a penalty to give his side the three points.

Pochettino later told Amazon Prime: “I was talking to Madueke and Colwill and we need to realize that we are Chelsea and have a great history. The pressure is to win. We have nice players. But you need to fight.

“We play Palace and you need to fight. Sometimes we miss a little bit this characteristic. A team is always up and down, but we need to realize the Premier League is a step up.

“We need an impact from the bench to go and fight. The players need to come from the bench and they can’t complain and say, ‘Oh I want more game time’.”