Cole Palmer completed an unimaginable feat on Saturday, scoring 4 targets in a single half in Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Brighton. Palmer turns into the primary participant in Premier League historical past to perform the first-half haul.

Palmer began issues off with a objective within the twenty first minute, earlier than scoring once more with a penalty within the twenty eighth. The 22-year-old midfielder then picked up the hat trick within the thirty first minute off of a surprising free kick exterior the field.

Simply 10 minutes later, Palmer scored once more, together with his shot veering simply previous the goalkeeper’s fingertips.

The span of time from Palmer’s first objective to his fourth was simply 20 minutes. He almost scored a fifth within the 51st minute, nevertheless it went simply broad, resulting in a comparatively quiet second half.

Brighton obtained two first-half targets of its personal, with a objective from Georginio Rutter within the seventh minute and Carlos Baleba scoring within the thirty fourth. However it could not be sufficient to cease Chelsea from taking the 4-2 win.

That is Palmer’s second season with Chelsea after becoming a member of the crew in 2023. Final season, he scored 25 targets in 45 video games throughout all competitions.