Cole Palmer set a brand new mark for many Premier League targets in a calendar 12 months for Chelsea after giving his crew the lead in opposition to Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
The England worldwide wriggled away from three defenders earlier than calmly slotting previous Bernd Leno for his twenty sixth league purpose of 2024. It ended up being in useless, nevertheless, as Fulham got here again to win 2-1 by way of a last-gasp Rodrigo Muniz purpose.
That took him previous Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s earlier file of 25 set in 2001. Hasselbaink was readily available to witness Palmer’s purpose, working as a pundit for Amazon Prime Video’s protection of the west London derby.
“The boy deserves it,” Hasselbaink stated. “This has been standing for a protracted, very long time, and it is time now that it’s gone. There isn’t any higher participant than Palmer to try this.”
Palmer has been integral in Chelsea’s wonderful type below Enzo Maresca within the 2024-25 season. He now has 12 targets and 6 assists this time period because the crew sit second within the league, behind solely Liverpool.
The former Manchester City ahead has 51 purpose contributions in 51 appearances in all competitions since making his transfer to the Blues in August 2023.
