Cole Palmer approaches Chelsea history.
The superstar was in good form for the Blues on Sunday, as he scored a goal and an assist in Chelsea3-0 victory Villa Aston.
palm tree He combined cleverly with captain Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea's second and the Argentine scored a clean goal.
The 22-year-old completed Chelsea's scoring in the 82nd minute when he curled in a delightful shot from the edge of the area.
Palmer's contributions marked the first time he scored or assisted against Villa in the Premier League.
Not only that, Palmer is inching closer to rewriting the Chelsea history books once again.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink He set a club record for most Premier League goals and assists in a calendar year when he amassed 36 goal contributions in 2001.
Legendary striker Didier Drogba He came closest to eclipsing Hasselbaink's record when he finished with 35 goals and assists in 2010.
But Palmer appears to be on track to surpass Hasselbaink's record by some margin.
The 22-year-old's goal and assist against Villa took his combined goals and assists in 2024 to a staggering 34.
Palmer has six Premier League games left in the calendar year to beat Hasselbaink's record.
Chelsea will finish the year with games against Southampton, Tottenham, Brentford, Everton and Fulham, with a trip to Ipswich Town on December 30, the Blues' final league game of 2024.
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One record that Palmer could not beat Hasselbaink was the fewest games needed to score 30 Premier League goals for the Blues.
Palmer reached the mark in just 46 games, a feat made even more notable by the fact that he is primarily an attacking midfielder.
However, he fell short of Hasselbaink, who scored 30 league goals for Chelsea in just 41 games.
Palmer managed to surpass Diego Costa in two fewer games, while Drogba reached 30 league goals for Chelsea in 67 appearances.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca hopes Palmer can continue his good form as the victory over Villa took his team to third place in the table with 25 points.
The Blues also have the same amount of points as second-placed Arsenal, but are only behind by alphabetic order.
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Surprisingly, Chelsea and Arsenal share the same record, goals for, goals against and goal difference.
However, Chelsea will not have to wait long to get ahead of Arsenal when they travel to Southampton on Wednesday.
