POINT sensation Cole Palmer is NOT earning a dime more in goal bonuses.
Chelsea’s £42.5m summer signing has scored 20 Premier League goals this season and is level with former Manchester City team-mate Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.
Yet 21-year-old playmaker Palmer had no qualms about insisting on a goal bonus when signing his seven-year, £80,000-a-week contract with the Blues last September.
And he will be in for a surprise now as his goalkeeping prowess saw him move to two exclusive Premier League clubs on Monday night.
The England international scored FOUR times against Everton in a comprehensive 6-0 victory.
It was the 40th time a player had scored four goals in a Premier League game.
It is also the first record of four goals since Kevin de Bruyne achieved the feat against Wolves in May 2022.
And that wasn’t the only elite group Palmer joined on a special night at Stamford Bridge.
This is because his hat-trick in the first half was perfect – a left-footed shot, a header and a right-footed shot to seal the game.
This makes him the 36th player to achieve a perfect hat-trick in the Premier League.
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Four goals in the Premier League
Here is a list of all four goals scored in Premier League history:
- Cole Palmer x Everton – April 15, 2024
- Kevin De Bruyne v Wolves – May 11, 2022
- Gabriel Jesus x Watford – April 23, 2022
- Son Heung-min x Southampton – September 20, 2020
- Michail Antonio v Norwich – July 11, 2020
- Mo Salah v Watford – March 17, 2018
- Sergio Aguero x Leicester – February 10, 2018
- Harry Kane v Leicester – May 18, 2017
- Romelu Lukaku v Bournemouth – February 4, 2017
- Georginio Wijnaldum v Norwich – October 18, 2015
- Sergio Aguero x Newcastle – October 3, 2015 (five goals)
- Sergio Aguero x Tottenham – October 18, 2014
- Luis Suárez x Norwich – December 4, 2013
- Yakubu v Blackburn – December 3, 2011
- Edin Dzeko v Tottenham – August 28, 2011
- Louis Saha v Blackpool – 5 February 2011
- Dimitar Berbatov x Blackburn – November 27, 2010 (five goals)
- Frank Lampard v Aston Villa – March 27, 2010
- Wayne Rooney v Hull – January 23, 2010
- Jermain Defoe v Wigan – 22 November 2009 (five goals)
- Robbie Keane v Burnley – September 26, 2009
- Andrey Arshavin v Liverpool – April 21, 2009
- Frank Lampard v Derby – March 12, 2008
- Dimitar Berbatov x Reading – December 29, 2007
- Yakubu v Middlesbrough – 15 May 2004
- Thierry Henry v Leeds – April 16, 2004
- Michael Owen v West Brom – 26 April 2003
- Mark Viduka v Liverpool – 4 November 2000
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink v Coventry – October 21, 2000
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer x Everton – December 4, 1999
- Alan Shearer v Sheffield Wednesday – 19 September 1999 (five goals)
- Andy Cole v Newcastle – August 30, 1999
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer v Nottingham Forest – February 6, 1999
- Michael Owen v Nottingham Forest – October 24, 1998
- Jurgen Klinsmann x Wimbledon – May 2, 1998
- Gianluca Vialli v Barnsley – August 24, 1997
- Robbie Fowler v Middlesbrough – 14 December 1996
- Robbie Fowler v Bolton – 23 September 1995
- Andy Cole v Ipswich – 4 March 1995 (five goals)
- Efan Ekoku x Everton – September 25, 1993
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The most recent before Palmer was Haaland against Nottingham Forest in August 2022.
However, despite a memorable night for Palmer, she was still somewhat marred by an incident surrounding her penalty.
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Chelsea teammates Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson tried to take the penalty from regular taker Palmer before captain Conor Gallagher pushed them away.
And coach Mauricio Pochettino didn’t mince words after the game when addressing the situation.
He said: “It’s a shame. I told the players [in the dressing room] We cannot behave this way. I told them this is the last time I will accept this type of behavior.
“They are all involved in this situation, next time they will all be out. This is not a joke.
“It is impossible after a performance like this to see this type of behavior.
“If we want to be a great team, fighting for great things, we need to change and think more collectively.
“I made it clear to them, and now through the media, and I say to our fans and everyone, Cole Palmer is the penalty taker. And now it’s his choice if he wants to give the ball to another player, but not like this. .
“It’s very sad and I don’t want this to happen again. We behave like children.”
Perfect hat-tricks in the Premier League
Here is a list of all the perfect hat-tricks in the Premier League:
- Mark Robins – Norwich City x Oldham Athletic (1992)
- Efan Ekoku – Norwich City x Everton (1993)
- Robbie Fowler – Liverpool v Southampton (1993), Arsenal (1995), Southampton (1999)
- Matt Le Tissier – Southampton x Norwich City (1994)
- Chris Sutton – Blackburn Rovers x Coventry City (1994)
- Tommy Johnson – Aston Villa x Wimbledon (1995)
- Andy Cole – Manchester United x Ipswich Town (1995)
- Gianluca Vialli – Chelsea x Barnsley (1997)
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – Manchester United x Everton (1999)
- Emile Heskey – Liverpool x Derby County (2000)
- Les Ferdinand – Tottenham Hotspur x Leicester City (2000)
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Chelsea x Tottenham Hotspur (2002)
- Thierry Henry – Arsenal x West Ham United (2003)
- Peter Crouch – Liverpool x Arsenal (2007)
- Yakubu – Everton x Fulham (2007), Swansea City (2011)
- Mikael Forssell – Birmingham City x Tottenham Hotspur (2008)
- Gabriel Agbonlahor – Aston Villa x Manchester City (2008)
- Emmanuel Adebayor – Arsenal x Blackburn Rovers (2008)
- Salomon Kalou – Chelsea x Stoke City (2010)
- Didier Drogba – Chelsea x Wigan Athletic (2010)
- Louis Saha – Everton x Blackpool (2011)
- Edin Dzeko – Manchester City x Tottenham Hotspur (2011)
- Demba Ba – Newcastle United x Stoke City (2011)
- Pavel Pogrebnyak – Fulham x Wolverhampton Wanderers (2012)
- Jordi Gomez – Wigan Athletic x Reading (2012)
- Kevin Nolan – West Ham United x Reading (2013)
- Romelu Lukaku – West Bromwich Albion x Manchester United (2013)
- Jonathan Walters – Stoke City x Queens Park Rangers (2015)
- Steven Naismith – Everton x Chelsea (2015)
- Riyad Mahrez – Leicester City x Swansea City (2015)
- Sergio Aguero – Manchester City x Newcastle United (2015), (2018)
- Christian Pulisic – Chelsea x Burnley (2019)
- Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa x Liverpool (2020)
- Raheem Sterling – Manchester City x Norwich City (2022)
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City x Nottingham Forest (2022)
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