Premier League Golden Boot odds as Chelsea's Cole Palmer rivals Erling Haaland and Ollie Watkins
Erling Haaland and Ollie Watkins have been dealt a blow to their chances of winning the Premier League Golden Boot this season after Cole Palmer netted a hat-trick against Everton. Chelsea stormed past the Toffees at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, with the former Manchester City ace scoring three in the first half.
Inside the opening quarter of an hour, Palmer guided the ball past Jordan Pickford after a one-two with Nicolas Jackson carved open Sean Dyche's backline. Just minutes later, the 21-year-old midfielder reacted quickest and nodded the ball into an empty net.
The Everton shot-stopper parried a shot from Jackson into the heart of the six-yard box, and Palmer pounced to double the west London outfit's lead. Pickford was at fault again for the third, which completed the 'perfect' hat-trick.
Palmer intercepted a loose pass into Amadou Onana and lobbed his fellow country from 40 yards on his weaker right foot. He then netted a penalty on the hour-mark to add to his tally.
The Chelsea talisman has now leapfrogged Dominic Solanke, Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Ollie Watkins in the race for the Golden Boot. With 20 goals to his name, Palmer is now rubbing shoulders with Erling Haaland, who's netted just as many this term.
So, as the race for top scorer builds a head of steam, football.london has taken a look at the latest odds from OddsChecker. Haaland remains the favourite at 8/11, with Palmer tipped at 9/2. Watkins has been priced at 6/1, meanwhile, Salah has come in at 14/1 and Isak at 14/1.
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