Cole Palmer made Premier League history as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2 in a six-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer became the first player to score four goals before half-time in a single Premier League game, helping Enzo Maresca’s side record their fourth straight victory in all competitions.
Brighton took an early lead through Georginio Rutter s header, but were powerless as Palmer took command of the contest.
His remarkable quadruple came in the space of 20 minutes including a penalty and free-kick with Carlos Baleba s strike to make it 3-2 swiftly cancelled out by Chelsea s talisman.
Nicolas Jackson and Palmer went close after the break for the hosts, who also had a Marc Cucurella goal disallowed for offside, but they held out for another victor…