Chelsea star Cole Palmer has broken 2 records in a single match yesterday against Tottenham. Along with those 2 records, he reached one personal milestone in a superb fashion.
How good was Cole Palmer for Chelsea against Tottenham?
Palmer was voted man of the match for his impressive performance. Firstly, he scored 2 goals from the penalty spot. He created the most chances (4) along with completing most dribbles (4) in the match. In addition, the 22 year old won the most duels (8) and was the most fouled player (4) in the match.
Palmer had 79% passing accuracy and 100% shooting accuracy. He won 1 penalty which he converted in a superb fashion. The 22 year old scored a panenka against the Spurs goalkeeper.
After the game, Palmer was asked what made him to chip the penalty over Spurs keeper. He said that he realised that the keeper was ready to dive and so he decided to chip the ball over him.
He had 5 passes in the final third, 2 accurate long balls and 3 accurate crosses. Lastly, he made 1 interception and 2 recoveries to help his team in defence. All stats are as per FOTMOB.
Which records did Palmer broke last night?
Firstly, the brace scored by Palmer took him to 38 goal involvements in 2024. This is more than any other Chelsea player ever in the history of competition. The 22 year old has 25 goals and 13 assists this year and still has more games to play.
Second record Palmer broke was regarding the penalty kick. The 22 year old has now scored all of his last 12 penalties. This makes him the player with most penalties scored in Premier League without a miss.
Lastly, about the player reaching a personal milestone. Palmer has now 50 direct Premier League goal involvements for Chelsea in just 48 matches. He has scored 33 goals and picked 17 assists for the Blues in Premier League so far.
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Palmer has said that Chelsea fans had a tough couple of years before he arrived at the club. But now to see the fans happy, smiling and singing is what motivates the 22 year old to play. Chelsea are now just 4 points behind Liverpool in title race and 2 points above Arsenal.
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