ENZO MARESCA was right – Chelsea will not contend for the title like this. Ahead with less than ten minutes to go, having been gifted chance after chance by rivals Fulham they collapsed. Maresca has insisted that Liverpool do not need to worry about his Chelsea team rivalling them for the title.
No one wanted to listen to him, but here perhaps was the evidence to back up his argument as Rodrigo Muniz stole a historic Fulham win in the 95th minute. They had not even scored here for 13 years, let alone won – the last coming in 1979. Fulham fans were celebrating a well earned point via Harry Wilson 's goal when Muniz struck at the death.
Before all that it looked like being the Cole Palmer show once again , he had scored a stunning goal and claimed another record. The Blues star has now scored more Premier League goals in a calendar year than any other Chelsea player. And he notched the latest, his 26th in 2024, in front of the man whose record he nabbed, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Marco Silva made five changes and shifted to a back three to try and slow Chelsea’s imperious forward line. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS But no matter how many central defenders you throw in, Palmer will usually find a way through. And he did so in spectacular fashion.
Collecting the ball from Levi Colwill in a fairly innocuous spot, the England star spun smartly away from Andreas Pereira and Sasa Lukic with his first two touches. Stamford Bridge’s main attraction shif.
