Chelsea’s Cole Palmer hits record four goals in first half to rock Brighton
Cole Palmer FC may take some stopping if they can keep this up. While these days it’s doing the rest of Enzo Maresca’s side a disservice to suggest this is a one-man team, another irresistible performance from the England forward that saw him become the first player in Premier League history to score four times before half-time made it four wins on the trot for Chelsea.
Palmer was the centre of attention after his hat-trick in the space of just 10 minutes inspired a sensational response, Chelsea having fallen behind to Georginio Rutter’s early opener following Robert Sánchez’s mistake against his former club. The Chelsea goalkeeper will be mightily relieved that another mistake to allow Carlos Baleba to pull one back did not cause greater damage as Palmer made sure of the points with another brilliant finish before half-time.
