Cole Palmer’s journey in professional football saw him switch allegiances from Manchester City to Chelsea in a £40 million move on the 2023 summer transfer deadline day. Despite just 41 appearances at City, everyone could tell Palmer was a player with undeniable talent.
His debut season at Chelsea has been something of a revelation. The England Under-21 star has been featured in 45 games, four more than he played in five years at Manchester City. And he has scored an impressive 25 goals while providing 15 assists. Aside from the quantity of the goals, the timing and impact of these contributions made him Chelsea’s Messiah this season.
Throughout the season, he proved he could change the outcome of big matches, such as against Tottenham, Chelsea, Everton, West Ham, and Manchester United. One of these moments of absolute brilliance won him the Castrol Game Changer of the Season award.
Cole Palmer is the Game Changer of the Season
Introducing your 2023/24 @Castrol Game Changer of the Season…
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 26, 2024
Cole Palmer’s season has seen him win numerous personal awards, including the Castrol Game Changer of the Season award, which is his latest personal accolade. This further solidifies his status as the Premier League’s foremost rising star.
Chelsea’s second-leg match against Manchester United was a thrilling encounter that will go down as one of the greatest comebacks in Premier League history. Palmer was like a conductor of a major orchestra, orchestrating a comeback with two late goals.
After leading 2-0 early in the game, Manchester United equalized and scored again to take the lead. Chelsea trailed 3-2 till the 10th minute of added time. This was when Cole Palmer scored on a penalty to level the score. 81 seconds later, he stepped up again to secure victory for Chelsea with a shot that deflected into the net for both his hat-trick and Chelsea’s 4th goal.
This is officially the first time in Premier League history that a team has been on the losing side so late in the game and still gone on to win the match. Cole Palmer joins Reiss Nelson and Ilkay Gundogan as Castrol Game Changer of the Season award winners.
Palmer’s Record-Breaking Season for Chelsea
Cole Palmer’s debut season for Chelsea will be in the record books for his string of fascinating achievements. After deft performances in December, Palmer got nominated for both the Premier League Player and Goal of the Month awards.
When he scored the hat-trick against Manchester United, he became the Premier League’s 200th player to achieve that milestone. Not stopping there, his four-goal spectacle against Everton made him the first Chelsea player in history, legends like Drogba and Lampard included, to bang in two hat-tricks in one season.
Palmer has also joined the elite group in Premier League history that has contributed to 30+ goals in a single season. His 22 goals and 11 assists made him the Premier League player with the most goal contributions this season.
He made history again in April by winning both the Player and Goal of the Month awards in the same month, becoming the first Chelsea player in Premier League history and the fifth Premier League player overall to do so.
Palmer’s Season Was Full of Personal Accolades
Cole Palmer’s 2023-24 campaign didn’t go unnoticed. He received both club and national recognition for his extraordinary impact on the pitch.
Palmer won the Men’s Young Player of the Year award at the London Football Awards in February, and in April, he won both the Player of the Season and Player’s Player of the Season at the Chelsea End of Season award ceremony.
In the same month, Cole Palmer won the Premier League Player and Goal of the Month awards for stellar performances, including seven goals against Manchester United and Everton. His stunning lobbed goal against Everton earned him a Premier League Goal of the Season nomination.
Cole Palmer has already won both the PFA Fans’ Player of the Year and Premier League Young Player of the Season awards. He has also been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season award.
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