Cole Palmer scores hat-trick in 16 minutes, including 'goal of the season contender'

Cole Palmer showed his class during Chelsea's clash against Everton, scoring an impressive hat-trick in the space of 16 first-half minutes.

He Chelsea The star broke the deadlock with a magnificent solo goal in the 13th minute, when he fired at the defender before curling a magnificent left-footed shot beyond. Jordan Pickford.

Speaking on talkSPORT, danny murphy He said: “This boy is a great player. What a joy to see him.”

“That could be one of the goals of the season.”

Palmer could have made it two moments later, when he found himself with a cross shot on the goal line, only to miss from close range.

But you can never hold back a good man and just a few minutes later, the 21-year-old managed to get his second goal of the game.

After some good work from Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson shot towards goal which was parried away by Jordan Pickford, only for Palmer to enter the area and head home to make it 2-0.

And in the 29th minute the score was 3-0, with Palmer making it three by intercepting a stray pass from Pickford before deftly flicking home England's shot.

Those goals mean the former Manchester City star has scored 10 goals in his last 10 games for the club.

It also meant consecutive hat-tricks for Palmer at Stamford Bridge after his three goals against manchester united earlier this month.

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Speaking of his hat-trick, Murphy added: We're looking at an exceptional, special, special player.

“It's a bad pass from Pickford, a lot of pressure from Jackson in the first place to put him under pressure, but when Palmer intercepts the pass a lot of players wouldn't want to receive it from that distance with their weak foot.

“His confidence is so high, that confidence in himself to hit the half volley to get a loop and make it perfect.”

Things got even better for Chelsea before the break when Jackson got his reward with a brilliant volley to make it 4-0 at the break.