Cole Palmer has achieved something only four other Chelsea players have done following the 2-2 draw against Burnley.
Chelsea’s season hasn't been great as they were held to a 2-2 draw by 10-man Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer scored twice but it wasn’t enough to win the game, and Chelsea are still 11th in the table, making it hard for them to qualify for European competitions.
Despite the disappointing result, Palmer's performance was a positive, and he is proving to be the best player of the season for the club.
The attacking midfielder has now scored 13 goals and provided eight assists in the Premier League this season, making him only the fifth player to have 20 goal involvements in their first season with Chelsea.
He is also the youngest player in Chelsea’s history to achieve this at the age of 21.
This feat has only previously been achieved by Blues legends Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (32 goal involvements), Diego Costa (23), Cesc Fabregas (21) and Eden Hazard (20).
In all competitions, Palmer has scored 18 and assisted 12 in 38 games since his £40million plus move from Manchester City last summer.
The England international now needs 11 goal contributions in 10 games to match Hasselbaink’s tally, but after the Burnley draw, Palmer was angry that his team had missed the chance to win.
‘It’s poor, really… it can’t happen. Especially when they go down to ten men,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘We got too comfortable. Same story, we kill ourselves every week. It’s got to improve from us as players. We need consistency.’
He’ll be hoping for a better result when Chelsea play against Manchester United on Thursday.
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