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Cold 'Palmer' hits four first-half goals as Chelsea hammer Brighton

Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring for Chelsea. [AFP]

Cole Palmer scored four times in 20 first-half minutes to make Premier League history as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-2 to move up to third on Saturday.

The Blues had trailed early on as Georginio Rutter took advantage of a calamity of errors in the Chelsea defence to head in his first goal for the Seagulls.

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