Cole Palmer breaks Premier League goal record in brilliant Brighton display
Cole Palmer breaks Premier League goal record in brilliant Brighton display. Cole Palmer became just the first ever player in Premier League history to score four goals in a first half during Chelsea’s chaotic Saturday afternoon’s clash with Brighton & Hove Albion.
In what looked set to be one of those miserable afternoons for Chelsea when a defensive mix-up saw Georginio Rutter head Brighton into an early lead, but that didn’t last long, as the Blues soon switched on the attacking flair to take control of proceedings.
Brighton’s chaotic high line saw Palmer hit the post in the 19th minute and see a goal ruled out for offside in the 20th, setting the tone for what would later be a record-setting half of football.
A mistake from the Brighton back line saw Chelsea through on goal just one minute later, as Nicolas Jackson unselfishly squared the ball to Palmer to fire home and minutes later after Jadon Sancho had an effort of his own ruled out for offside, Palmer got the chance to make it two from the spot.
With 28 minutes on the clock, Cole Palmer sent Bart Verbruggen the wrong way, putting Chelsea into the lead.
Three minutes later, and ten after his first goal, Palmer had his hat-trick. From all of 30 yards out, the England international bent a sensational free kick into the top corner of the Brighton net, with fans in Stamford Bridge struggling to comprehend what was going on.
Brighton scored three minutes later, but Palmer had the last laugh of the half when, four minutes before the interval, he collected a pass from Sancho and crashed into the bottom corner to become the first ever player in Premier League history, to score four goals in a first half of action, with just 20 minutes between his first and last efforts.
