When Cole Palmer fired Chelsea ahead against Newcastle, he was called “something special”.

With 12 goals this season in all competitions, the 21-year-old has been a rare Blues success story. After Chelsea’s disappointing stalemate with Brentford the previous Saturday, they were in desperate need of a boost, and Palmer worked a magical moment to defeat the Magpies and help them a 3-2 victory.

The former Manchester City star got the ball on the edge of the box and, with England manager Gareth Southgate observing from the seats, he turned, set himself, and cannoned the ball past Martin Dubravka at the near post in a single motion.Cоmmentаtоr Bill Leslie оf Sky Spоrts gushed, “This kid is sоmething speciаl,” аnd fаns оn sоciаl mediа cоncur. “Best yоung plаyer оf the seаsоn fоr sure,” cоmmented оne X user, while “Future GоаT” wаs written by аnоther. Cоle Pаlmer is just crаzy.”

Another stated: “If he isn’t in the England squad for the Euros then Southgate has officially lost the plot.” “Where would Chelsea be without Cole Palmer this season?” inquired a fourth person. Incredible effect.”After six minutes, Palmer assisted in the game’s first goal, which Nicholas Jackson skillfully backheeled into Newcastle’s goal. Palmer restored the London club’s advantage in minute 57 after Chelsea had failed to clear their lines, allowing Alexander Isak to equalize for the visitors with a beautifully placed shot shortly before halftime.

With fifteen minutes remaining, substitute Mykhailo Mudryk made it 3-1 by dancing through a wave of legs on the edge of the area and eventually past diving Dubravka to tap home into an empty net. However, a stunning goal by Jacob Murphy just before stoppage time made the final few minutes nerve-wracking for Mauricio Pochettino’s team.

 

 

In the end, Chelsea managed to hold on, and the outcome puts them one point ahead of Newcastle, who sit one spot higher in 10th. Jamie Carragher said after the game that the Blues “could sneak into Europe” and that they also have a game against the Magpies coming up.

Palmer, meanwhile, has now contributed directly to 18 goals in his previous 19 Premier League games for Chelsea (seven assists and eleven goals). Despite just having made two appearances for England, Southgate will find it difficult to leave the midfielder out of his Euro 2024 roster given his current form.The Manchester-born player stated following the match: “We need to win [tonight] because we’ve had some tough outcomes. As a young squad, we needed the passion and bravery that we displayed. Let’s move on to the next one.”

Palmer responded to a question regarding his chances of reaching the England squad for Euro 2024 by saying, “Listen, if you had told me at the beginning of the season that I would have a chance of making the Euros, I wouldn’t have believed you.” I’m going to take each game as it comes, and in the summer, we’ll see how things pan out.

He stated, “I thought I was ready to play week in and week out, and that’s the reason I’ve come,” when asked about his decision to leave Manchester City for Chelsea. Luckily, it’s seeing results.”