Chelsea hat-trick hero Palmer snatches 4-3 win over Man United in thriller
By Reuters
Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3 with Cole Palmer bagging a hat-trick to turn a madcap Premier League match on its head after the Reds seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround in a thriller on Thursday.
Chelsea’s top scorer Palmer struck twice deep into added time at Stamford Bridge to save the Blues who were on the verge of a 3-2 home defeat.
United remain in sixth spot and still 11 points behind fourth-placed Villa albeit with a game in hand. Timed at 100 minutes and 39 seconds, Palmer’s clincher was the latest winning goal on record in a Premier League game. Read more