Cole Palmer has an open play goal! The attacker has scored from range with a nice finish to punish a goalkeeper mistake.
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Chelsea are 3-1 up! It’s just what they deserve for a really great away performance.
The Blues have been making chances all game, and Joao Pedro has been at the heart of it all. The striker should have scored his third moments before, when Alejandro Garnacho somehow failed to deliver the cross JP needed.
On the break again, the Brazilian decided to ignore Garnacho’s run and instead pass right to Cole Palmer. He in turn fed Reece James, whose cross led to a shot which Emi Martinez parried.
The ball fell to Cole Palmer on the edge of the box, and on his left foot with nobody around him he wasn’t going to miss.
You can see the goal in the clips embedded here:
Cole Palmer thumps in Chelsea's third to give the Blues a two goal cushion at Villa Park 🙌@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/64yYiQ9GoT
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 4, 2026
[Footage from TNT Sport]
Joao Pedro adds another as Blues run riot
Joao Pedro scores his hattrick goal.
Joao Pedro scores his hattrick goal.
Joao Pedro has that hattrick! Garnacho made amends for his earlier mistake with a lovely run to get onto Cole Palmer’s pass, and the winger then produced the cross for JP to tap in and score his third.
We can relax – and start looking at the other games!
You can see that goal in the clip embedded here:
Joao Pedro completes the hat-trick and Chelsea are running away with this tie now 🔥@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/tYAJdnbWz9
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 4, 2026
[Footage from TNT Sport]
In other news…
Joao Pedro got his second goal after a lovely Enzo Fernandez assist, the Brazilian dinked the keeper nicely.
JP’s first goal was a lovely one too, with Enzo Fernandez playing in Malo Gusto down the right and the Frenchman sliding the ball across the box.
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