Chelsea’s Palmer Hits First-Half Hattrick At Woeful Wolves, As Gyökeres Double Keeps Arsenal On Title Track (SEE RESULTS FROM MAJOR DOMESTIC LEAGUES ACROSS EUROPE SATURDAY, 7 FEBRUARY)
By Ben Fisher, at Molineux & Jonathan Wilson, at the Emirates Stadium A few minutes after the final whistle, victory boxed off, most of Chelsea’s players had headed for the tunnel but Cole Palmer was wandering around the halfway line in search of lost property. Enveloped by his space-grey puffer coat, making a circle with his hands, bemused staff and teammates soon caught his drift: Palmer wanted evidence of his handiwork, a 25-minute first-half hat-trick that put this game beyond Wolves, even if Liam Rosenior’s side eased off in the second. After retrieving the match ball from a pitchside attendant,…
