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Cole Palmer's performance cooked Tottenham properly.
Chelsea beat Tottenham in the 15th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at 1:30 a.m. on the 9th (Korea time). With this victory, Chelsea narrowed the point gap with first-place Liverpool to four points.
Palmer was the man of the match. Chelsea started warming up in the 31st minute of the first half when they were trailing 1-2. Palmer made a threatening shot by connecting Romeo Rabia's pass. In the 41st minute of the first half, he created a scoring opportunity himself with a through pass that poked Nicola Jackson.
Palmer brought the game to square one in the 25th minute of the second half when Moises Caicedo neatly finished the penalty.
Palmer's best highlight of the day came in the 28th minute of the second half. Palmer, who caught the ball on the right, cooked Destiny Udogi with his foot skills before attempting to shoot between Pape Matar Sarr and Mickey van der Penn. Palmer's breakthrough sent all Tottenham players missing Markman. Enzo Fernandez finished Palmer's shot, which was deflected after hitting the plate pen.
At some point Tottenham didn't control Palmer at all. In the 32nd minute of the second half, he connected Gisto's pass with an elegant non-stop touch to create a fantastic counterattack.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Palmer played the role of a vertex on the counterattack, inducing Papesar's foul to score a penalty. Finishing directly with a Panenka kick, he turned Tottenham Hotspur Stadium into a library. Palmer was involved in three of Chelsea's four goals.
Post-match football statistics media OPTA reported "Palmer has now scored 50 goals in 48 EPL matches for Chelsea. He has 33 goals and 17 assists. Only 39 matches for Elling Holan (Manchester City), 43 for Andy Cole (Newcastle United) and 46 for Mohamed Salah have been involved in 50 goals in fewer matches than Palmer," he said, shedding light on Palmer's growth.
Palmer's 50-goal involvement in 48 games surpassed that of Alan Shearer, the EPL's all-time leading scorer, and Manchester United's eternal king Eric Cantona. Palmer is showing his qualifications as a next-generation EPL superstar.
It is not strange to say that he has already become a superstar. This season, he is already third in scoring, third in assists, and second in attack points with 11 goals and six assists in the league alone. No player has scored more attacking points than Palmer in the EPL since Palmer joined Chelsea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
