The ridiculous statistics that suggest Cole Palmer is Player of the Year ahead of Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and William Saliba

Chelsea star Cole Palmer is having an incredible season, and there are some amazing stats to back it up.

His haul of four goals against Everton Monday night is simply his latest incredible performance since signing for Chelsea of city ​​of manchester last summer for £45 million.

At the time, there were certainly some surprises at such a high fee for a player who had made 19 Premier League appearances.

But the 21-year-old could be the signing of the summer, and there is even a strong case to be made for him as PFA Player of the Year this season, ahead of superstars such as top-scoring striker. Erling HaalandArsenal colossus William Saliba and the Liverpool hero Mohamed Salahall of whom will be in the conversation for the top prize.

GOAL MACHINE

In 27 Premier League appearances, Palmer scored 20 and provided nine assists, a total of 29 goal contributions.

No player has scored more than him in the league, currently tied with his former Manchester City teammate Haaland.

There is a good chance that Palmer could win the Golden Boot this season, which would make him the first midfielder to do so, a feat that not even players like Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard either Yaya Toure administered.

But in addition to the Golden Boot, Palmer is also one assist away from tying the lead for playmaker of the year with nine assists, one behind Ollie Watkins, Kieran Trippier and Pascal Gross.

No player has made more goal contributions than Palmer this season, while his nine goals from the penalty spot are also a Premier League record.

There are some players who could be considered more likely to win the PFA Player of the Year award, including Saliba, who has arguably been the best defender this season, with Arsenal having conceded the fewest goals (26). .

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Salah has 17 goals and nine assists Liverpoolwho are in the title race with City, whose main man, Haaland, scored 20 goals and provided five assists.

And you can't ignore Aston Villa, where Watkins has been a revelation, scoring 19 and assisting 10 in the Premier League.

TEAM PLAYER

But Palmer is still far from lucky in terms of all goal contributions, which is even more impressive considering Chelsea have had a nightmare season sitting ninth in the table.

For the Blues, the English international is the first player to score 20 goals or more in the Premier League since Danger of Eden in the 2018/19 season.

And he is also the first player to do so in his debut campaign with the Blues since Diego Costa in 2014/15.

IN A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

At 21 years and 345 days, Palmer became the fifth-youngest player in Premier League history to score four or more in a single match.

He also became the first Chelsea player to do so since Frank Lampard in March 2010 against Aston Villa.

When the Blues sold out Kai Havertz to Arsenal Last summer, Palmer was seen as a long-term replacement but has already scored more league goals (20) than the 24-year-old for Chelsea (19) in 64 fewer games.

Palmer is also closing in on Toure's record for most penalties scored without missing one, having scored nine while the City legend scored 11 during his time at the Etihad.

He was also one better than the Chelsea legend. Didier Drogba on Monday night when he scored against Everton, making it seven consecutive home games at Stamford Bridge where he scored.

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After scoring with his right foot, left foot and header on Monday night, Palmer scored the first perfect hat-trick in the Premier League, making it his third of the night in 29 minutes.

However, Sadio Mane He takes home the award for the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history for his hat-trick against Villa in 2015 in 2 minutes 56 seconds, so Palmer still has some work to do to beat that record.

However, it's safe to say that Palmer is having something of a season, and all of this in his first year at Chelsea and as a first-team starter.

This has made him one of the favorites to win not only the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but also the PFA Player of the Year, a feat only Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Andy Gray have achieved it.