Chelsea 6-0 Everton: Cole Palmer scores 4 together with 16-minute hat-trick

Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer scored 4 objectives, which included a hat-trick inside the primary 29 minutes, as his facet thrashed sorry Everton at Stamford Bridge within the Premier League.

He doubled the lead 5 minutes later, heading in a rebound after a Jackson shot had been saved by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford.

And the 21-year-old accomplished his hat-trick halfway by the primary half in fashion after he intercepted a poor go from Pickford earlier than lobbing the England goalkeeper from 40 yards out.

Jackson then inflicted extra doom on Everton simply earlier than the break by volleying in Marc Cucurella’s cut-back, earlier than Palmer added his fourth from the penalty spot within the 63rd minute.

And Chelsea scored a sixth within the ninetieth minute when substitute Alfie Gilchrist netted his first aim for the membership from a good angle.

Chelsea stretched their Premier League unbeaten run to eight matches and are three factors off seventh-placed Manchester United, who at the moment sit within the Premier League’s final European spot, having performed one recreation fewer.

As for Everton, they have been taking part in of their first match since receiving a two-point deduction for a second breach of Premier League monetary guidelines. They stayed sixteenth, two factors above the relegation zone.

Fabulous Palmer hits 20 for the season

Palmer is having an exceptional season and as soon as once more boosted his England Euro 2024 choice hopes along with his second consecutive hat-trick at Stamford Bridge.

He has scored 20 Premier League objectives this season, placing him degree with Erling Haaland on the high of the golden boot race. Extremely, earlier than his transfer to Chelsea from Manchester Metropolis this summer season Palmer had by no means scored a league aim.

Now the 21-year-old is a lynchpin for Mauricio Pochettino’s facet. He has scored essentially the most league objectives in a season for the Blues since Diego Costa additionally hit 20 in 2016-17.

He took his first three objectives fantastically, along with his left foot, his head and his proper foot, to attain the quickest Premier League ‘good’ hat-trick since Gracenote began recording that information in 2008-09.

He additionally gained Chelsea’s penalty within the second half after being fouled by Abdoulaye Doucoure and despatched the spot-kick regardless of arguments with teammates Jackson and Noni Madueke over who would take the penalty.

Palmer was merely sensational and had two additional probabilities to attain both facet of the break however overran a Madueke cross and was later denied by the legs of Pickford.

Having scored 11 objectives throughout his previous six video games in all competitions, Palmer will likely be after extra in Chelsea’s subsequent match in opposition to his former membership Manchester Metropolis of their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Struggling Everton uncovered on the again

Everton have been actually poor defensively, permitting Chelsea to take the lead with their first assault.

The Toffees had gone shut themselves minutes earlier however Beto, in for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin, couldn’t divert Seamus Coleman’s low cross on track when just some yards out.

Beto additionally had a headed aim disallowed for offside along with his facet 3-0 down within the first half.

Everton’s loss will sting followers much more when coupled with their newest two-point deduction which was introduced on Monday, 8 April.

Hours earlier than kick-off the Premier League mentioned the membership’s enchantment will likely be heard “urgently”.

Defeat leaves Sean Dyche’s facet in a precarious place particularly with video games in opposition to Liverpool and Arsenal to come back earlier than the tip of the season.

They host Nottingham Forest of their subsequent league match subsequent Sunday.