Chelsea winger Jadon Sancho has claimed that “anything is possible” as long as the Blues have Cole Palmer in the squad.
Palmer enjoyed an incredible season in 2023/24, amassing a combined 33 goals and assists in 33 Premier League appearances for Chelsea. He initially suffered a slower start to the new campaign after a busy summer, but is now proving he was no one-season wonder.
The 22-year-old scored all four of Chelsea’s goals on Saturday 4-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion – got his hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes in the first half and they needed just eight more to get to the fourth. No other player in Premier League history has scored four goals in the first half of a game.
“When you have a player like Cole Palmer in your team, anything is possible,” Sancho said ESPN. “I’ve known Cole for a long time, from our days together at (Manchester) City. I’ve always watched him and always thought he would be a great player.
“Now he’s showing it at Chelsea. We see what he’s capable of every day in training, we see the quality he has and to be honest I wasn’t surprised to see him score four goals. In fact he could have scored five or five goals.Six, I’m sure he’ll be pissed off for not increasing his tally, but in all seriousness, he’s a quality player.
“Having a player like Cole on your side is really good and I’m happy to help him.”
Considering this Brighton were unbeaten this season before kick-off, it had the potential to be a tricky game. That was clear considering they took the lead in the first seven minutes. But Palmer personally ensured Chelsea would make it to five Premier League games without defeat and four wins in the last five of the competition.
For all the dire predictions About Enzo Maresca’s team after a poor pre-season and the defeat on the first day against Manchester City, they have climbed to fourth place in the table, just two points off the top.
