Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer scored a perfect hat trick inside 30 minutes of kickoff versus Everton on Monday, later adding a fourth goal via penalty to stand next to Erling Haaland atop the Premier League Golden Boot leaderboard following a 6-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer’s second hat trick in three match weeks didn’t require a penalty, as the 21-year-old (22 in May) curled home a left-footed effort in the 13th minute, nodded home a rebound in the 18h, and fired from deep his right foot off a Jordan Pickford giveaway in the 29th minute.
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The Blues are chasing European placement after a stop-start beginning to life under Mauricio Pochettino, and look set to increase their Premier League unbeaten run to eight games.
Palmer played 10 minutes for Man City on Opening Day before transferring to Chelsea and debuting on Sept. 2. He waited four weeks for his first goal, but now has 20 goals and 9 assists in 28 matches.
Here are his goals from Monday’s match at Stamford Bridge.