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COLE PALMER smashed two Premier League records as he inspired Chelsea to a last-gasp win over Manchester United last night.The England international has been a shining light for the Blues in what has otherwise been a gloomy season at Stamford Bridge.Cole Palmer poses with the match ball after scoring a hat-trickCredit: GettyThe Chelsea star has been deadly from the spotCredit: APPalmer celebrates his late winnerCredit: RexChelsea went two goals up against United within the opening 20 minutes in West London via a Conor Gallagher strike and Palmer’s penalty.Man Utd came roaring back to lead 3-2 courtesy of Alejandro Garnacho’s double and Bruno Fernandes’ header.Erik ten Hag’s side looked destined for a huge win, before one final twist.Noni Madueke was brought down by Diogo Dalot in the box after breezing past the full-back deep into stoppage time.READ MORE ON CHELSEAFollowing a lengthy VAR check, Palmer stepped up in the 100th minute.He calmly slotted past Andre Onana for the second time in the match, converting his eighth penalty of the season in the process.Palmer has now scored more penalties in a season than any other player aged 21 or under, and is yet to miss one.Only two players have taken more penalties with a 100 per cent conversion rate – Yaya Toure (11/11) and Dimitar Berbatov (9/9).Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERChelsea vs Man Utd highlightsREAD the best of the fallout from a bonkers night at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea ace then scored an astonishing 101st minute winner, the latest in Premier League history.Having led after 99 minutes and 17 seconds, Man Utd completed the Prem’s latest ever collapse.Chelsea fans furious as Raheem Sterling appears to take penalty off Cole Palmer… before barely troubling goalkeeperThe previous record was set earlier this campaign, when Tottenham scored in the 98th and 100th minutes to turn around a clash with Sheffield United.After the game, Palmer was asked about his previous affinity with United.He said: “Yeah, when I was growing up I was a United fan.”Palmer was then asked whether it gave him an added incentive, to which he replied: “I just think to try and do the same thing to each time. But I’ve scored away and a few here today, so I’m buzzing.“I just try and take each game as it comes and show the Chelsea fans and everyone what I came here to do and that is just play football.”Palmer’s 16 goals in 26 Prem appearances this season is a tally only bettered by Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.He has also laid on eight assists, with just five players having achieved more.Chelsea’s late 4-3 win saw them rise to 10th in the Prem table.They are just two points off seventh-placed West Ham, with two games in hand.Mauricio Pochettino’s side are also in the FA Cup semi-finals, and will face Palmer’s former club Man City at Wembley on April 20.While Palmer was the hero for the Blues, returning Cobham product Mason Mount was the pantomime villain.The 25-year-old made his first return to Stamford Bridge since completing a £60million move to Man Utd.He was booed every time he touched the ball by fans, before twice clashing with Enzo Fernandez.READ MORE SUN STORIES More

CHELSEA’S London derby against Tottenham has finally been rescheduled for Thursday, May 2.The game had initially been set to take place in February, but was rearranged due to the Blues’ participation in the Carabao Cup final.Tottenham and Chelsea last met in NovemberCredit: AlamySpurs infamously went down to nine men in their previous meetingCredit: GettyThe game will now take place in a crucial week in the top four race, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.In the weekend prior, Chelsea travel to Aston Villa, while Tottenham host Arsenal.Spurs’ previous meeting with the Blues this season was notable for Ange Postecoglou’s side going down to ten men.Having led early on via Dejan Kulusevski’s strike, Spurs saw Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie sent off.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLCole Palmer equalised from the penalty spot, before Nicolas Jackson’s late hat-trick consigned Tottenham to a damaging defeat.Both teams will now play on Sunday, May 5 – with Chelsea hosting West Ham in an untelevised match, and Spurs travelling to Liverpool, live on Sky Sports.A number of other matches have also been rescheduled for telly that week.Luton’s clash with Everton will now go ahead on Friday, May 3, live on Sky Sports.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERArsenal’s home match against Bournemouth has been moved forward to a 12:30pm kick-off on Saturday, May 4 to be shown on TNT Sports.Manchester City will host Wolves later that day at 5:30pm on Sky Sports.Spurs boss Joe Lewis, 87, AVOIDS JAIL over insider trading after spilling company info to girlfriend & jet pilotsThen on Monday, May 6, Crystal Palace will host Manchester United, also on Sky.Tottenham are nine points above the Red Devils with a vastly superior goal difference, but face a ghoulish run of fixtures.Following Sunday’s home clash with Nottingham Forest, Spurs travel to Newcastle before hosting Arsenal ahead of away games at Chelsea and Liverpool.Postecoglou’s men also have to host Manchester City, although that fixture is yet to be rearranged, having been postponed from its original April 20 date due to the champions’ involvement in the FA Cup semi-finals.Fixture amendments in full
Thursday 2 May 202419:30 Chelsea v Spurs (Sky Sports)
Friday 3 May 202420:00 Luton v Everton (Sky Sports)
Saturday 4 May 202412:30 Arsenal v Bournemouth (TNT Sports)17:30 Man City v Wolves (Sky Sports) 
Sunday 5 May 202414:00 Chelsea v West Ham16:30 Liverpool v Spurs (Sky Sports)
Monday 6 May 2024 20:00 Crystal Palace v Man Utd (Sky Sports)  More

CHELSEA fans were loving Enzo Fernandez last night as the Argentine tormented former team-mate Mason Mount.Mount, 25, made his first return to Stamford Bridge since completing a £60million move to Manchester United last summer.Enzo Fernandez squared up to Mason MountCredit: TNT SportsThe former team-mates went head-to-headCredit: TNT SportsFernandez later patted the badge on his chest in front of MountMount endured a nightmare return to Stamford BridgeCredit: RexThe Cobham graduate assisted the winning goal in the 2021 Champions League final, but faced a hostile welcome back from his old fans.Mount was booed by Chelsea supporters every time he touched the ball.At one point during his cameo, the England international had the ball kicked off him by Fernandez.The duo momentarily went head-to-head, before Mount shoved the Argentine, 23, away.READ MORE ON CHELSEAAnother of his former team-mates Noni Madueke then put his hand on Mount, before also being pushed aside.After seeing the flashpoint unfold, one fan called Fernandez “proper Chels”.While a second gushed: “That’s my star boy.”And another added: “If he wasn’t on a yellow he wasn’t letting that slide.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERLater on, Fernandez could also be seen tapping the Chelsea badge on his chest in Mount’s direction.Mount came on for Alejandro Garnacho in the 86th minute with his side leading 3-2.Erik ten Hag reacts to Man Utd’s dramatic collapse in 4-3 defeat to ChelseaDisaster struck for Erik ten Hag’s side in the dying embers of the match, with a quickfire Cole Palmer double in the 100th and 101st minutes somehow consigning the Red Devils to defeat.After the game, Ten Hag fumed: “You have to do your job, you have to make the right decisions, and we didn’t react quick enough to avoid this situation.“We dominated the game, especially our wide players were a danger: Garnacho, Antony.“We have to make better decisions. You saw how we score from counters. We can be such a massive threat and we’ve seen again today an example.“But we have to read when to keep the ball, especially when you are winning. Keep the ball, pass and move and switch the play instead of giving it way.”Mount was targeted by Chelsea fansCredit: GettyFernandez celebrates Chelsea’s last-gasp winCredit: Getty More

FUMING Harry Maguire was booked after the final whistle in Manchester United’s last-gasp defeat at Chelsea.Cole Palmer stole the show as he fired the Blues to a thrilling 4-3 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to create Premier League history. Harry Maguire was booked after Man Utd’s late defeat at ChelseaCredit: RexAn early strike from Conor Gallagher and a penalty from Palmer, 21, gave the hosts a two-goal lead.The momentum soon switched as Mauricio Pochettino’s side threw away their lead before the break as United drew level through Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes.Garnacho then grabbed a second to make it 3-2 on 69 minutes and that is how it looked set to finish until a remarkable turnaround deep into stoppage time.Noni Madueke was firstly fouled by Diogo Dalot in the area, allowing Palmer to step up and level from the spot with his second penalty of the night in the 99th-minute.READ MORE ON MAN UTDBut then Palmer received a short corner and drilled a deflected shot past Andre Onana to spark wild celebrations in West London.That strike was timed at 100 minutes and 39 seconds and is the latest winning goal on record (since 2006-07) in a Premier League game. There was also another unwanted record for United, who were leading on 99 minutes and 17 seconds.That was the latest a side has ever led in a Premier League match that they have gone on to lose. Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERAnd it all proved to be a little too much for 31-year-old Maguire at the final whistle.He was spotted remonstrating with referee Jarred Gilett in the centre circle at full-time.Harry Maguire calls for Southgate to stay on as England boss after Euros… but Man Utd ace may be better off if he GOESHowever, whatever he said landed him in bother as his actions were met with a yellow card.It is not clear what the defender was complaining about, although many players were fuming with the late penalty decision.United’s players were also not happy that the ref played more than the eight additional minutes that had been signalled by the fourth official.That late setback came after Brentford scored a 99th-minute equaliser against them on Saturday.And boss Erik ten Hag knows things have to improve before they face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.He said: “We started the game poorly but I had the feeling we were dominating.Man Utd’s last six meetings with Liverpool
24 Oct 2021 – Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool – The Reds raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time before Mo Salah completed his Old Trafford hat-trick and a frustrated Paul Pogba got sent off for a horror tackle
19 Apr 2022 – Liverpool 4-0 Man Utd – Another comprehensive victory for Jurgen Klopp’s side with goals from Luis Diaz, Mo Salah (two) and Sadio Mane
22 Aug 2022 – Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool – Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League win as United boss came thanks to a superb performance with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford on target
5 Mar 2023 – Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd – A memorable afternoon for Liverpool fans as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah all got doubles and Bobby Firmino completed the rout
17 Dec 2023 – Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd – The Reds racked up 34 shots but none of them found the net before Diogo Dalot saw red in bizarre fashion
17 Mar 2024 – Man Utd 4-3 Liverpool – This ding-dong of a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final went to extra-time, where Amad Diallo was the hero in the 121st minute

“We got ourselves into a winning position, with some brilliant football, scoring some great goals and we didn’t manage the game in stoppage time.“You have to do your job. The players know their jobs and they didn’t make the right decisions.“We didn’t react quickly enough [for Palmer’s winner]. We have to make better ­decisions.“We have to read when to keep the ball, to pass and move and switch the play when we are winning.READ MORE SUN STORIES“We made individual errors that cost us the game. We have to learn from it. When you are a Man United player you should already know how to deal with this circumstance.“In five days we dropped five points. That is unacceptable. We gave away a game we should have won.” More