"Palmer scored the first of two penalties in the 13th minute, after Matt Doherty's unnecessary trip on Joao Pedro. And he tucked away another spot-kick in the 35th minute, with Joao Pedro again proving a thorn in Wolves' side as he was shoved just inside the area by Yerson Mosquera. Palmer had the match ball secured three minutes later, sweeping high into the net after Marc Cucurella got to the byline to pick him out,"
"Palmer has now scored three first-half hat-tricks in the Premier League, having previously accomplished the feat against Everton in April 2024 and Brighton in September 2024. He is the first player to ever do so on three occasions, while he is also responsible for three of the last four instances of a player scoring a Premier League hat-trick by the 40-minute mark - the other was Omar Marmoush versus Newcastle United in February 2025."
Cole Palmer scored a hat-trick within 25 first-half minutes as Chelsea defeated Wolves 3-1 at Molineux. Palmer converted two penalties — the first after Matt Doherty tripped Joao Pedro in the 13th minute and the second after Yerson Mosquera shoved Pedro inside the area in the 35th — and completed his treble three minutes later after Marc Cucurella reached the byline and picked him out. Chelsea moved to fifth and within a point of fourth-placed Manchester United, while Wolves remained bottom, 18 points adrift. Palmer became the first player to score three first-half Premier League hat-tricks and accounted for three of the last four sub-40-minute Premier League hat-tricks.
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