Cole Palmer surpasses Chelsea legend Eden Hazard for most goals in a season with a brilliant header against Brighton.
Cole Palmer has eclipsed Eden Hazard's Premier League best after his last goal for Chelsea in a 2-1 away win at Brighton.
He 22 years old He broke the deadlock at Brighton on Wednesday night with a brilliant header in the 34th minute.
Attacking midfielder Palmer slipped into the box unmarked to receive Marc Cucurella's cross from the left, where he guided his shot into the far corner.
It was the England international's 22nd top-flight goal of the season, with only Manchester City top scorer Erling Haaland scoring more.
In total, Palmer, who joined the Blues in a £40 million deal Coming from the Citizens last summer, he has directly contributed to 32 league goals and has also provided ten assists.
That's now one more than Chelsea The legend Hazard managed in the 2018/19 campaign, his last campaign at Stamford Bridge.
The now retired belgian winger He was involved in 31 top-flight goals that season, scoring 16 and scoring 15 for his teammates.
And Palmer has now also equaled Chelsea's all-time leading scorer Frank Lampard's Premier League goal tally of 22 goals, which he achieved in the club's double-winning 2009/10 campaign.
His 27 goals in all competitions this season have also equaled lampThe best performance it set in the same period.
Only Didier Drogba (29 in 2009/10) and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (23 – in 2000/01 and 2001/02) have scored more for Chelsea in a single Premier League season than Palmer.
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Palmer's header for Chelsea saw him open the scoring for Mauricio Pochettino's men nine times in the top flight this season.
This is the joint highest figure for a Chelsea team in a single season along with Gianfranco Zola (in 1998/99), Drogba (in 2006/07) and Hazard (in 2014/15).
Only Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé have more goal contributions than Palmer this season, with the two forwards adding 44 and 34 respectively.
Palmer's season could have been different had he linked up with Brighton rather than the west London side.
Before the clash at the Amex Stadium, Seagulls coach Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that his team were in talks to sign himonly for Chelsea to add them to their signature.
