Chelsea 1-2 Fulham: Cole Palmer breaks 23-year-old Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink goalscoring record

Chelsea hotshot Cole Palmer broke a 23-year-old nine goalscoring grounds acceptable by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink successful the Blues' daze 2-1 Premier League defeat to West London derby rivals Fulham astatine Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea's hopes of pipping Liverpool to Premier League glory suffered an unexpected stroke successful the English capital, wherever Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz cancelled retired a good Palmer opener.

The erstwhile Manchester City antheral struggled to marque his beingness felt successful past weekend's goalless gully with Everton, but helium broke the deadlock connected Boxing Day with a sublime portion of idiosyncratic skill.

After taking the shot successful his stride from Levi Colwill's pass, Palmer spotted the abstraction to complaint into and did so, skipping past a mates of achromatic shirts successful the process and uncovering a spread successful betwixt Issa Diop's legs.

The England international's crisp side-footed onslaught mildly glided into the bottommost country beyond Bernd Leno's reach, which was his 12th extremity of the play and the 26th helium has struck successful 2024.

Palmer surpasses Hasselbaink feat successful Fulham loss

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Palmer present has much Premier League goals for Chelsea successful 1 calendar twelvemonth than immoderate different player, overtaking the 25 that Hasselbaink managed for the Blues backmost successful 2001.

A fewer others had tried and failed to dethrone Hasselbaink aft helium deed his 4th of a period 23 years ago, arsenic Frank Lampard banked 20 Premier League efforts for Chelsea successful 2005.

Diego Costa went 1 amended successful 2016 with 21 top-flight efforts, portion Didier Drogba had 22 to his sanction successful 2010, but Palmer present sits successful a league of his ain atop the standings.

The erstwhile Man City playmaker's commencement was a momentous one, arsenic helium was named successful a Premier League archetypal XI for the 50th time, and helium has has amassed a marvellous 52 nonstop extremity contributions successful that time.

Only 2 players person travel up with much involvements successful their archetypal 50 Premier League starts, arsenic Manchester City's Erling Haaland managed 64, and Andy Cole registered 57 combined goals and assists.

Palmer offers absorption to daze Fulham loss

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Palmer's idiosyncratic accomplishment volition connection the 22-year-old small consolation aft a scarcely believable location loss, 1 which saw Fulham triumph a league crippled astatine Stamford Bridge for the archetypal clip since 1979.

The Chelsea playmaker doubled down connected his and manager Enzo Maresca's assertion that the Blues are not genuine contenders for the Premier League title, telling Amazon Prime Video: "We knew we weren't going to triumph each game.

"It is the manager's archetypal play with us. We are learning. Everyone said from the commencement we aren't rubric contenders. We are conscionable getting amended arsenic a squad and growing.

"First fractional we played good and controlled the crippled and had rather a fewer chances. Second fractional we mislaid a spot of control. They're a bully modulation squad and similar to tally direct, we got caught up successful their crippled and paid the price."

Chelsea stay 4 points down Liverpool successful the Premier League table having played 2 much games than the Reds, and the Blues adjacent retired 2024 distant to Ipswich Town connected Monday evening.

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