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'The best player in the world' - Cole Palmer makes Premier League history as Chelsea star scores FOUR goals in 20 minutes against Brighton leaving fans in awe

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<p>After falling behind to a Georginio Rutter header in the seventh minute, England international Palmer scored a hat-trick, only for Carlos Baleba to make it 3-2 after 34 minutes. Seven minutes later, former Manchester City ace Palmer added his fourth to complete a remarkable opening 45 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday - as football fans gushed about the 22-year-old on social media.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/CfcSheikh/status/1840039487235150179" target="_blank">@CfcSheikh</a> posted on X: "4 GOALS FOR COLE PALMER. THIS GUY IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD."</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/the_berneese_/status/1840039677803294797" target="_blank">@the_berneese_</a> tweeted: "If you ever compared Jude Bellingham to Cole Palmer you can apologize now."</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/LyesBouzidi10/status/1840036994048463248" target="_blank">@LyesBouzidi10</a> wrote: "Chelsea need to rip that 10 off Mudryk at halftime and give it to Palmer if they have anything about them."</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheEuropeanLad/status/1840036770659840004" target="_blank">@TheEuropeanLad</a> added: "OH MY F****** WORD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COLE PALMER ARE YOU MAD ?!?!?!?!!?!!? THAT'S ALREADY THE GOAL OF THE SEASON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A HATTRICK WITHIN 31 MINUTES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SportsarenatzTz/status/1840039405458776147" target="_blank">@SportsarenatzTz</a> also commented: "He deserves the ballon d’or."</p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Palmer has become the first player in Premier League history to score four goals before half-time in a single match. He had just 16 touches and from his five shots and found the net on four occasions. He has proven to be an incredible signing from City.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">4 - Cole Palmer is the first player in Premier League history to score four goals before half-time in a single match. Cold. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHEBHA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CHEBHA</a> <a href="https://t.co/7dNiM1Ndd7">pic.twitter.com/7dNiM1Ndd7</a></p>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1840039444377751909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>After this enthralling encounter, Enzo Maresca's team return to Europa Conference League action on Thursday night when they host Gent. Brighton, on the other hand, entertain Tottenham in the Premier League on October 6.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'The best player in the world' - Cole Palmer makes Premier League history as Chelsea star scores FOUR goals in 20 minutes against Brighton leaving fans in awe | Goal.com Ghana

Chelsea star Cole Palmer has been hailed as the &quot;best player in the world&quot; by fans after scoring four first-half goals against Brighton.

&apos;The best player in the world&apos; - Cole Palmer makes Premier League history as Chelsea star scores FOUR goals in 20 minutes against Brighton leaving fans in awe