EPL: Cole Palmer scores 4 targets in Chelsea win over Brighton; Arsenal leaves it late to beat Leicester

Cole Palmer (20) of Chelsea scores his hat-trick from a free-kick through the Premier League match towards Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Stamford Bridge on September 28, 2024 in London, England.
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Cole Palmer created historical past on Saturday (September 28, 2024) when he turned the primary participant to attain 4 targets within the first half of an English Premier League match. His flurry of strikes got here in Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Brighton that additional strengthened the assumption that the London workforce will likely be a power this season after spending greater than $1 billion on gamers over the previous two years.

Palmer was one of many costly signings — he price a minimum of 40 million kilos ($50.7 million) — however that appears a cut price now. His 22 league targets final season was second solely to Man Metropolis’s Erling Haaland and likewise included a four-goal haul towards Everton, and he’s already as much as six targets on this marketing campaign in simply six video games.

Palmer can be an everyday in England’s squad, scoring the workforce’s objective within the 2-1 loss to Spain within the European Championship ultimate in July.

Metropolis attracts with Newcastle

How Metropolis may have executed with having Palmer just a few hours earlier on Saturday, when the champion drew at Newcastle 1-1 to drop factors for the second straight weekend. Haaland was stored scoreless in a league sport for the primary time this season and stayed on 10 targets. Josko Gvardiol netted for Metropolis as an alternative.

Arsenal took benefit of its large rival’s slip-up by beating Leicester 4-2 thanks to 2 stoppage-time strikes, by Leandro Trossard — his second objective of the sport — and Kai Havertz. Arsenal joined first-place Metropolis on 14 factors.

File for Brentford

Brentford turned the primary Premier League workforce to attain inside the primary minute in three straight video games, however could not maintain on after Bryan Mbeumo’s striker and drew with West Ham 1-1.

Everton gained its first win of the season in beating Crystal Palace 2-1 and Fulham gained at Nottingham Forest 1-0, with Mexico striker Raul Jimenez scoring in a 3rd straight sport.

Liverpool was enjoying away to Wolverhampton later.