Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3, with Cole Palmer claiming a hat trick to turn a madcap match on its head after United seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround.
Boyhood Man United fan Palmer struck twice deep into added time at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to save Chelsea, who were on the verge of a 3-2 home defeat. Chelsea’s top scorer completed his hat trick 10 minutes and 39 seconds into stoppage time with what was the latest winning goal in Premier League history.
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Chelsea raced to a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes with a strike by captain Conor Gallagher and a Palmer penalty.
Goals by Alejandro Garnacho — after a Moisés Caicedo error — and Bruno Fernandes before half-time and another in the 67th minute by Garnacho turned the tide towards United, who are chasing qualification for next season’s Champions League.
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But with Chelsea looking beaten, Diogo Dalot brought down Noni Madueke in the box, and after a nail-biting VAR check Palmer stroked home from the spot for the second time on the night to level the match at 3-3 in the 10th minute of added time.
A minute later, he…
