Earlier today, Chelsea easily brushed aside the Premier League “cellar-dweller” Wolverhampton 3-1, and that’s not shocking news at all. However, what Cole Palmer did this afternoon at the Molyneux Stadium deserves specific praise.
The Englishman netted three times before the break – in the 13th and 35th minutes from the spot, though – scoring his third career first-half hat-trick, and became the first player in Premier League history to achieve such a feat.
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3 – Cole Palmer is the first player in Premier League history to score three hat-tricks in the first half of a match (also vs Everton and Brighton). Ice. pic.twitter.com/lDHS4SGLq6
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 7, 2026
His maiden early treble came on April 15 against Everton in Chelsea’s 6-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Palmer found the net three times inside 29 minutes, and after the break, scored his fourth goal in the game.
Approximately five months later, he repeated this unbelievable accomplishment in a 4-2 triumph against Brighton, only this time, he scored all four goals before the break, setting an absolutely mad EPL record.
Today, the Wolves felt what the Blues’ “Cold” was capable of.
At the same time, Palmer leapfrogged John Terry in the eighth place of the London side’s all-time top Premier League scorers with 42 goals, though his rise up the table is yet to come, as Diego Costa, Eidur Gudjohnsen, and Gianfranco Zola aren’t far away.
⚽⚽⚽ Cole Palmer has now hit 4 hat-tricks in the Premier League for Chelsea, more than any other player in the club’s history.
🏴 Cole Palmer — 4
🇨🇮 Didier Drogba — 3
🏴 Frank Lampard — 3
🇳🇱 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink — 3
🇧🇪 Eden Hazard — 2 pic.twitter.com/7ptaQw9pPh— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) February 7, 2026
Finally, the treble against Wolverhampton was the 23-year-old’s fourth at Chelsea, making him their player with the most EPL hat-tricks, surpassing Frank Lampard, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, and Didier Drogba, who each had three.
History in the making!
PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 25
Friday
Leeds – Nottingham Forest 3-1 (2-0)
/Bogle 26, Okafor 30, Calvert-Lewin 49 – Lucca 86/
Saturday
Man.Utd. – Tottenham 2-0 (1-0)
/Mbeumo 38, Fernandes 80/
Arsenal – Sunderland 3-0 (1-0)
/Zubimendi 42, Gyokeres 66, 90+3/
Bournemouth – Aston Villa 1-1 (0-1)
/Rayan 55 – Rogers 22/
Burnley – West Ham 0-2 (0-2)
/Summerville 13, Castellanos 26/
Fulham – Everton 1-2 (1-0)
/Mykolenko 18 og – Dewsbury-Hall 75, Leno 83 og/
Wolverhampton – Chelsea 1-3 (0-3)
/Arokodare 54 – Palmer 13 pen, 35 pen, 38/
Newcastle – Brentford 2-3 (1-2)
/Botman 24, Guimaraes 79 pen – Janelt 37, Thiago 45+2 pen, Outtara 85/
Sunday
17.00: (2.00) Brighton (3.60) Crystal Palace (4.10)
19.30: (2.35) Liverpool (3.80) Man.City (2.95)
***odds are subject to change***
