Cole Palmer scored four goals in 20 minutes in Chelsea’s win: a promise he kept

Cole PalmerPremier League sensation, continues to fascinate with his performance on the pitch and broke the all-time record in the competition: He became the first footballer to score four goals in the first half and not content with that, he did it in 20 minutes. Midfielder continues to be the cornerstone of the game Chelsea and enabled him to add three points by winning o 4 to 2 before Brighton in it Stamford Bridgein a meeting that did not start well for her Blues.

The showdown looked set to be one of the most entertaining of the Date 6 Premier and it did not disappoint. The visiting team took the lead on the scoreboard in the 7th minute with a header from Georginio Rutterafter a blunder by the goalkeeper Robert Sanchez when he goes out to cut the middle. The game was a constant back and forth where the midfield was missing and both teams quickly attacked the opponent’s area. As a result, constant turnovers were seen due to the suffocating pressure of the teams.

However, when the clock struck 20 minutes into the game, Cole’s show began. The first, and perhaps the simplest, was marked after Nicholas Jackson I passed the ball to the front of the goal with an empty goal. Then after the penalty on Jadon Sancho, Palmer He took charge of the execution and did not disappoint in any of the forms in which he is a specialist. The hat-trick came after half an hour of play, but such a work of art deserves its own paragraph.

Number 20 pulled out the paintbrush and delighted the entire football world with a superb free-kick goal from three quarters of the field. The left-hander stroked the ball, which he fired with great force, and made a perfect spin to get away from the entity Bart Verbruggenbecause even his 93 feet was not enough for him to get the ball out of the left corner.

They led Fabian Hurzelerthe youngest coach in league history at age 31 returned to the game thanks to another error Sánchez. Goalkeeper of the team London he wanted to come out to play from the bottom and commit to it Moisés Caicedo, who lost the ball with Carlos Baleba and made it 3 to 2 partial. Despite this, at 40′ and twenty minutes after his first sacred cry, Palmer He reappeared in the match to make the final score 4–2. English was left alone in the area Brighton after a pass between the lines Sancho and defined a close post.

All Stamford Bridge surrendered at the feet of the afternoon shooter, incl Enzo Fernández, who played 78 minutes and was the captain, but the only one who always remained “cool” was Cole. The midfielder already predicted the possibility of scoring poker goals while filming videos for the season. The cameraman asked him to make a gesture as if he had scored three goals, to which the footballer responded “What happens if I make four?” Palmer fulfilled his prophecy and scored four goals again in the same game, something he already did last season in Chelsea’s 6-0 win against Everton.

With this result, they led Fr Enzo Maresca They climbed to third in the Premier League table with 13 points, just behind him Manchester City and Arsenalwhich shares the lead with 14 units. On his part, Birghton It dropped to eighth place with nine points. Next term, the Blues will have to play against Nottingham Forestwhile the Seagulls will do the same against Tottenham.