Cole Palmer turned into the main player to score four first-half goals in a Premier League game as Chelsea cleared away Brighton to go fourth in the table.
In a strikingly engaging match, Palmer, 22, likewise hit the post and had a further goals precluded before the break as Chelsea’s fast cutting edge capitalized on Brighton’s difficult emphasis on playing a high defensive line.
Albion scored two times right off the actual bat as fans were treated at a sun-kissed Stamford Bridge, with both of their strikes owing something to blunders from Chelsea’s former Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
Yet, after Georginio Rutter headed the guests ahead, Palmer took a strong handle of the game with a dazzling individual showcase.
The England player had raised a ruckus around town and put the ball in the net from an offside situation prior to opening the scoring from Nicolas Jackson’s pass with every one of the three possibilities coming in about 138 winded seconds.
Palmer then, at that point, scored his tenth back to back effective penalty for Chelsea after the noteworthy Jadon Sancho was cut down, prior to covering a 10-minute full go-around with a splendid 25-yard free kick into the top corner.
A fourth for Palmer arrowed in from a Sancho pass, came not long after Carlos Baleba had held onto on Sanchez’s unfortunate ball out to give Brighton trust.
Chelsea, who set six past Wolves last month, were again sublime going advances however Brighton’s refusal to change their approach after such a whirlwind of indistinguishable possibilities was peculiar, verging on innocent as young manager Fabian Hurzeler tasted rout interestingly.
Maybe typically the last part was undeniably less episode stuffed – in spite of the fact that Palmer squandered an extraordinary opportunity for a fifth when he terminated wide.