Chelsea vs Manchester United: Cole Palmer scores twice in added time as Chelsea stun the Red Devils at home

A game of the season contender for sure. Chelsea stunned Manchester United at the Stamford Bridge, winning the Premier League 2023-24 home fixture against the Red Devils in a dramatic fashion. The 20-year-old Cole Palmer scored twice in the added time to clinch the important three points for his team and not only did he win the game but also won millions of hearts with this incredible performance. The Red Devils could only blame themselves as they were 3-2 up till the 90+7 minutes but then conceded a penalty and a clumsy goal to give away the points to their opposition. With this victory, Chelsea climbed up to the 10th spot in the Premier League 2023-24 points table with 43 points from 29 matches. The Red Devils remained at the sixth spot with 48 points from 30 matches and now they are nine points behind of top five.

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Cole Palmer wins the three points for Chelsea after a thrilling victory against the Red Devils

The hosts drew first blood within the opening four minutes, with Conor Gallagher converting Malo Gusto’s deflected shot before Palmer doubled the lead, slotting home from the penalty spot after a foul on Marc Cucurella. Antony brought down Cucurella in the box and the referee wasted no time in pointing out the penalty. The 20-year-old English International made no mistake scoring from the spot, sending Onana in the wrong direction. Axel Disasi could’ve made it three not long after but put his wide-open header over the bar.

The Red Devils didn't let their shoulders drop and pushed for some sort of opening in the Chelsea backline and they found it. The two-goal cushion did not last long as a nothing play resulted in a United goal after Caicedo carelessly passed across the back without looking. Alejandro Garnacho won the ball and beat Petrovic in goal to bring back his side into the game. Bruno Fernandes then scored the second one for United with a clinical header off Diago Dalot's cross on the break. Gallagher hit the post in added time in the first half.

Erik Ten Hag's men started the second half dominantly, pushing Chelsea behind. The pressure paid off when Garnacho scored his brace and completed the Red Devils' impressive comeback at the Stamford Bridge. Antony's outside-of-the-boot cross was met by Garnacho's sweet header which got past Petrovic in goal.

From there, the game looked to be fizzling out but the game had some twists left. Diego Dalot brought down Noni Madueke inside the box during the seventh minute of the additional time and the referee's decision went in favour of Chelsea. It was surely a soft one but the referee took the decision and once again Cole Palmer didn't make any mistake scoring from the spot. No one saw this coming neither did Mauricio Pochettino. But, Palmer just didn't stop there. He went on to complete his hat-trick by smashing a deflected shot past Andre Onana to win the three points in the most shocking way possible. Palmer won the match ball for his hat trick and overall incredible performance.