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X reacts as Cole Palmer scores perfect first-half hat-trick for Chelsea against Everton

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Apr 18, 2024 / 8408 Views

Evan Walker

Chelsea have spent a hell of a lot of money on some duds in recent years. It's going to be hard for them to shake the 'billion-pound bottlejobs' tag bestowed upon them by Gary Neville.

But Cole Palmer has been worth every penny for the Blues.

He secured back-to-back Stamford Bridge hat-tricks with a treble against Everton on Monday night, wrapping it up by the 29th minute.

Yes, really.

Palmer's first goal was a thing of beauty. Picking the ball up just inside the Everton half, he roasted Jarrad Branthwaite with a nutmeg and made his way to the penalty area, playing a one-two with Nicolas Jackson before delicately curling round Jordan Pickford.

OH MYYYYYYU! What a goal. Brilliant interchange and finish between Jackson and Palmer. Great overall passing move out of the back. Pure skill and will.
— Nick Verlaney ⭐️⭐️ (@nickverlaney) April 15, 2024

Palmer you BEAUTY.

Credit to Jackson for the give and go there too. His link up qualities so under appreciated.
— The Elastico🇧🇷CFCscout (@the_elastico) April 15, 2024

Cole Palmer just did Jarrad Branthwaite
D I R T Y.

Blood of Jesus.
— . (@tsnmknd) April 15, 2024

After somehow keeping the ball from going in off his backside when played in by Noni Madueke, Palmer quickly redeemed himself with a second goal of the evening, nodding home when Pickford spilled a low shot from Jackson. Minutes later he had his third to complete a perfect hat-trick, intercepting a pass from Pickford and lobbing him from distance with his right foot.

Cole Palmer's Perfect Hat-trick. ⚽️⚽️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/qHy2286l6V
— Chelsea Dodgers (@TheBlueDodger) April 15, 2024

COLE PALMER PERFECT HATRICK.

HATERS KEEP TALKING HE WILL KEEP SHUTTING YOU UP !!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/HIzOZc1ee9
— Janty (@CFC_Janty) April 15, 2024

A 29-minute perfect hat-trick featuring a nutmeg, a flicked one-two, goals with each foot from outside the box and a poacher’s header.

Palmer can spend the rest of this half on side quests #CFC
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) April 15, 2024

Having officially clocked his three goals by 29 minutes, Palmer ensured his hat-trick was the quickest scored by a Chelsea player in the Premier League era.

29 minutes. The quickest ever hat-trick for @ChelseaFC in the Premier League ⚡️

Take a bow, Cole Palmer! 😮‍💨#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/Cm4jwoUe74
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 15, 2024

Cole Palmer's 29-minute hat-trick is Chelsea's quickest ever in the Premier League.

One with his right, one with his left, one with his head. The perfect hat-trick to give #CFC the perfect start! pic.twitter.com/Tot81YkYAD
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 15, 2024

Palmer also gained significant ground in the wide-open race for the Premier League Golden Boot.

Cole Palmer is actually going to win the golden boot 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/nHS3F5r1VZ
— Muk (@CFC_Muk) April 15, 2024

It’s Cole Palmer’s first season at Chelsea and he’s already closing in on the Golden Boot

This is NOT normal pic.twitter.com/VmdKuGHJPA
— Vᴅʏᴋ (@VdykCFC) April 15, 2024