Chelsea defeat Manchester United with a late win drama 4-3 goal lead at Stamford bridge..
On Thursday, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 4-3 in a thrilling match that included two goals from Cole Palmer late into stoppage time to cap off an incredible victory.
After Conor Gallagher’s first goal, Palmer gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes from the penalty spot, but Manchester United rallied to tie the game.
Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes each scored goals to tie the score at halftime, and Garnacho added another in minute 67 to put the visitors ahead at Stamford Bridge.
After eight minutes of extra time, United appeared to be comfortably holding Chelsea and subjecting them to yet another sad loss in an otherwise terrible season.
The French football expert declared, “Cole Palmer is the only good thing about this Chelsea team.” “I cannot believe you can go into a game like this with no structure – it’s like an NBA game.”
And Chelsea was awarded their free throw far into overtime. Palmer slotted away the penalty kick to make it 3-3 after Diogo Dalot fouled Noni Madueke in the area.
Palmer was not finished even though the goal was not scored until the 100th minute due to a protracted VAR check that occurred before the spot-kick was officially awarded.
After winning the ball back, Chelsea advanced into the United end and was awarded a corner. Palmer was allowed the liberty to shoot from the edge of the box from it in London. Andre Onana was defeated, Scott McTominay was sidelined, and history was created.
I failed to witness Chelsea score.
Palmer’s hat-trick strike was the latest Premier League winning goal ever scored, having been scored after 100 minutes and 39 seconds.
Former Premier League striker Glenn Murray commented on BBC Radio 5 Live, “We said it was season-defining and a hat-trick for Cole Palmer, boy can they build a team around him”.
“We have just seen something very special here at Stamford Bridge.”
It concluded a match that left fans in suspense—a skill Chelsea, despite their solid mid-table position, have honed this season.
Palmer scored a point with a rather early penalty in the 95th minute of the 4–4 draw with Manchester City earlier in the season.
In the meantime, both teams combined for 47 shots in this contest. There have only been two Premier League games with this many shots scored since 2015–16, and they are Chelsea’s most recent two encounters. They drew 2-2 with Burnley on Saturday, drawing fifty-one.
Manchester United is in disbelief, while Chelsea revels in the mayhem. Their chances of finishing in the top four are almost eliminated by this loss, which leaves them 11 points behind with eight games remaining.
This is United’s fifth game this season in which the score has ended in a 4-3 draw. Only two of them have they won—against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarterfinal and Wolves in the Premier League.
Palmer’s penalty was taken at 99 minutes and 17 seconds into the game, with United ahead. The latest a team has ever led and lost a Premier League match is this one.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand told TNT Sports, “They need to address their concentration issue.”
“You cannot make excuses at this juncture; I did not see Chelsea score in the first ninety minutes.
“The set-piece goal is a killer and I am sure there will be an inquest in that training room.”
Manchester United and Chelsea, two of the biggest teams in the Premier League who are fighting to rebuild and contend for titles at their previous level, cannot afford chaos like this. But Chelsea will relish the disarray in this extraordinary instance.