The summer signing from Manchester City scored a perfect hat-trick inside the opening half an hour, and rounded off a stellar performance with a second half penalty.
Palmer is now level with Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot and, just as significantly, now has more Premier League goals for Chelsea (20) than Kai Havertz, the player he effectively replaced at Stamford Bridge, in 64 fewer appearances.
‘It all happened so fast in the first 30 minutes,’ said Palmer afterwards, reflecting on another man of the match performance.
‘We started well and to score a hat-trick, I’m buzzing. I think the team needed that after last Sunday and some previous games. We did well tonight. It was a great game for the team and me.
‘We needed to come out and show something and I think from the first minute we showed what we could do. It was a good performance tonight. We’re really happy with the win.
‘To make the decision to come to Chelsea was a big one for me and my family, but I just wanted to play football. I’m thankful to Chelsea for the opportunity and I’m buzzing.’
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