Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Salahmu]

Cole Palmer is a great player. If Chelsea coach can use Cole Palmer properly then he will be able to perform better in future. If Cole Palmer had been with an experienced squad like Madrid or City, we might have seen more of Cole Palmer's gameplay.

I agree with you on that because the kind of performance Cole Palmer has, going to more capable clubs like real Madrid or Manchester City will really help to boost his performance because he will meet similar players like him or even more better than him and from their he will even be able to learn more things and also with kind of coaching quality Pep Guardiola has, perhaps if he handles Cole Palmer for only one season people will be surprised to see what Cole Palmer will be capable of because that is the kind of players Pep Guardiola normally like.

Cole Palmer has been making a great efforts on Chelsea matches for a while now, there is no match he doesn't perform well, however all thanks to him on there last match against Everton because he score the first goal and was not up to 6 minutes he score the second goal and before the last minute he has already scored up to 4 goals, so actually the role he played on Chelsea is a remarkable one and his good performance has touched their coach that doesn't allow him to be on the bench.

[uchegod-21]

Now most Chelsea players are young and of course they are not experienced enough to face tight matches, besides that Pochettino's performance according to him is also not optimal and he is not able to lift the performance and mentality possessed by Chelsea players so far and that is why Chelsea management should start thinking about other prospective coaches who are indeed able to handle a young squad well as Arteta did when This is at Arsenal.

I feel like Chelsea is a promising club but they were faced with numerous challenges this season which killed their chances to perform optimally. At first, they've got young players who are not so experienced in handling tough matches with big teams which reduced their competitiveness with the elite clubs. Secondly the coach, Pochettino seems to be finding it difficult to maximize the performance of the club. I just hope that the rumor of Victor Osimhen coming to Chelsea is real because that transfer will seriously to be able to win tough matches with the goal machine in the pitch.

As I will always say, the problem of Chelsea Football club is not the coaches and neither is it the players. I can say that the majority of the problem is coming from the management and also the management and fans inclusive has refused to realize the current state of the Chelsea Football club. If the still think and believe that Chelsea is a big team in England, they would continue to solve their problems by hiring good coaches and a few good players which will not make a difference. But if the understand that the status of bigness has been raped from Chelsea, they will begin to plan on how to rebuild the whole system and this will take a minimum of three seasons and Chelsea will become great again. Buying young players is good but is one thing, but having a team ideology in which all the players and coach believe in, is another thing.

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Cole Palmer has been making a great efforts on Chelsea matches for a while now, there is no match he doesn't perform well, however all thanks to him on there last match against Everton because he score the first goal and was not up to 6 minutes he score the second goal and before the last minute he has already scored up to 4 goals, so actually the role he played on Chelsea is a remarkable one and his good performance has touched their coach that doesn't allow him to be on the bench.

Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion. But Cole Palmer did something I did not like in yesterday game. He was already on three goals and having the match winning ball to take home, why did he still have to take the penalty that other players could have use to boost their confidence. Chelsea did not need that last goal to win the game and in spite of the penalty being missed, the game was already won and the Everton players did not have any more strength left in them to win the game. The penalty would had been given to another player that is struggling to lift his confidence, Jackson should have played it.

[hyudien]

Chelsea won a weak club yesterday doesn't mean that they are doing better than Newcastle and Manchester united, because nobody knows what will be their performance tomorrow, and on what position, they will end the league. I do not know why humans  especially Chelsea fans, after a once in a while victory, will come out and start boasting of the inconsistent Chelsea since last season till date.

Buddy the EPL club even though they are in the bottom position, their game is unpredictable and can even be much better. Aren't we used to the EPL game and how tight the competition is there, so even relegated clubs can put up a strong fight. Liverpool losing to Crystal Palace is a real example, so let's not close our eyes to Chelsea who is improving their team. Assessing each game fairly winning is still winning and needs to be acknowledged, and when Man United loses, it must be accepted gracefully, if you as a fan definitely have to accept the final result. So in essence Chelsea  wins show progress in a better direction. And for United fans, I think it's time to worry that with their increasingly messy performance, it doesn't rule out the possibility that Chelsea will be able to catch up on points.

Why Chelsea performed better than Manchester United, here are the reasons


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[Z_MBFM]

Cole Palmer has been making a great efforts on Chelsea matches for a while now, there is no match he doesn't perform well, however all thanks to him on there last match against Everton because he score the first goal and was not up to 6 minutes he score the second goal and before the last minute he has already scored up to 4 goals, so actually the role he played on Chelsea is a remarkable one and his good performance has touched their coach that doesn't allow him to be on the bench.

Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion. But Cole Palmer did something I did not like in yesterday game. He was already on three goals and having the match winning ball to take home, why did he still have to take the penalty that other players could have use to boost their confidence. Chelsea did not need that last goal to win the game and in spite of the penalty being missed, the game was already won and the Everton players did not have any more strength left in them to win the game. The penalty would had been given to another player that is struggling to lift his confidence, Jackson should have played it.

Cole Palmer is a very good player for Chelsea and because of that Chelsea are able to stay in a good position in the Premier League. Today's match Chelsea played very well and won the match 6-0. Cole Palmer scored 4 goals alone it was very good. Chelsea has a record of winning the title a couple of times before but they have been playing very poorly for several years but their performances at times lead to better expectations. Cole Palmer is a big support for them

[wakier]

First time in this season that in Premier League Chelsea can won with big scores 6-0 this is indeed a very surprising result because before this match Chelsea only able to gets draw result from weak team Sheffield United and now they can collect 47 points from 31 matches and Chelsea has 3 points below to Newcastle the team from 6th place and i think if Chelsea can managed their consistency until end of this season then there is possibility for Chelsea to finish at 6th place or European Conference League zone

Being presented with a game that made Chelsea even more confident in having Cole Palmer, again and again showing his quality as a player who was discarded by Manchester City, actually became a blessing for Chelsea. Palmer now tops the top score with Haaland as the top scorer in the Premier League. I think without Palmer's contribution perhaps Chelsea would not have come this far, the quattrick he scored were all beautiful and classy goals. If Chelsea is able to continue to extend this positive trend in every match, it is possible that Manchester United could be overtaken. Gradually, this will definitely happen, Palmer will carry the Chelsea club alone amidst the unstable condition of the other players.

Cole Palmer showed his extraordinary talent at Chelsea thanks to the goals he scored so far he didn't play well at Man City and always sat on the bench. Man City didn't see the talent in him so he wasted his potential so far, maybe Man City regrets it a little because has thrown away a player who is actually talented but Man City was not able to hone him well and Chelsea accepted him with the luck he achieved. I think Palmer will compete with Haaland in the race for the list of top scorers in the EPL this season.

Chelsea's most prominent player is Palmer. Chelsea are very lucky to be able to use his services. He is one of the players who has contributed fully to Chelsea's success this season, even though Chelsea is in the middle of the table and all the players have not performed optimally, but he is still Chelsea's mainstay player in any match.

[punk.zink]

Buddy the EPL club even though they are in the bottom position, their game is unpredictable and can even be much better. Aren't we used to the EPL game and how tight the competition is there, so even relegated clubs can put up a strong fight. Liverpool losing to Crystal Palace is a real example, so let's not close our eyes to Chelsea who is improving their team. Assessing each game fairly winning is still winning and needs to be acknowledged, and when Man United loses, it must be accepted gracefully, if you as a fan definitely have to accept the final result. So in essence Chelsea  wins show progress in a better direction. And for United fans, I think it's time to worry that with their increasingly messy performance, it doesn't rule out the possibility that Chelsea will be able to catch up on points.

Why Chelsea performed better than Manchester United, here are the reasons

I also had the same thought. Even though Chelsea currently has a ranking that is no better than Man United, but they have the potential to take 7th place from Man United because Chelsea has 1 match less than Man United and the difference in points between the two is only 3 points. In performance wise, I think Chelsea has had a better performance than Man United recently. In their last 8 matches, Chelsea have never lost and managed to collect 13 points. While Man United only managed to get 9 points because they only got 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats in their last 8 matches.

[klidex]

I also had the same thought. Even though Chelsea currently has a ranking that is no better than Man United, but they have the potential to take 7th place from Man United because Chelsea has 1 match less than Man United and the difference in points between the two is only 3 points. In performance wise, I think Chelsea has had a better performance than Man United recently. In their last 8 matches, Chelsea have never lost and managed to collect 13 points. While Man United only managed to get 9 points because they only got 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats in their last 8 matches.

Unfortunately, Chelsea has not yet played its 32nd week match. If it had played and won, of course Chelsea have the same points as Manchester United and they are both competing in the hunt for a place in the top 6 to play in the Europa League next season, even though there is only a small chance left for both of them. Even though they have the same points, Chelsea has scored more goals than Manchester United. We can see it in the points table. Chelsea has scored 61 goals and conceded 52, while Manchester United has only scored 47 goals and conceded 48 goals, which means Manchester United has more conceded from the productivity of the goals they created so historically Chelsea's performance is superior to Manchester United.

In fact, if you look at their performance in the last few matches, Chelsea looks better than Manchester United and Chelsea itself has not experienced 1 defeat in its last 5 matches and that is proof that if Chelsea appears more consistent when Manchester United appears inconsistent, it will be an opportunity for Chelsea to occupying the top 6 positions, the difference of 3 points is not a big difference. If the 3 clubs above them experience 1 defeat, it will change the position of the standings.

[hahay]

Buddy the EPL club even though they are in the bottom position, their game is unpredictable and can even be much better. Aren't we used to the EPL game and how tight the competition is there, so even relegated clubs can put up a strong fight. Liverpool losing to Crystal Palace is a real example, so let's not close our eyes to Chelsea who is improving their team. Assessing each game fairly winning is still winning and needs to be acknowledged, and when Man United loses, it must be accepted gracefully, if you as a fan definitely have to accept the final result. So in essence Chelsea  wins show progress in a better direction. And for United fans, I think it's time to worry that with their increasingly messy performance, it doesn't rule out the possibility that Chelsea will be able to catch up on points.

Why Chelsea performed better than Manchester United, here are the reasons

I also had the same thought. Even though Chelsea currently has a ranking that is no better than Man United, but they have the potential to take 7th place from Man United because Chelsea has 1 match less than Man United and the difference in points between the two is only 3 points. In performance wise, I think Chelsea has had a better performance than Man United recently. In their last 8 matches, Chelsea have never lost and managed to collect 13 points. While Man United only managed to get 9 points because they only got 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats in their last 8 matches.

In essence, perhaps Chelsea's decision not to fire Mauricio Pochettino and choose to retain Mauricio Pochettino, might be the right choice. Because, of course, Chelsea knows more about the situation and developments that can occur over time. So, while fans may not really agree when Chelsea chose to keep Mauricio Pochettino in the previous bad moments, the reality is that over time Mauricio Pochettino has managed to produce good results for Chelsea too. Because of the improvements that have occurred, of course there will be great hopes for Mauricio Pochettino to really succeed in making Chelsea able to compete strongly and well in the top four next season.

[Plaguedeath]

Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion.

No, even Chelsea without Palmer, they won't be relegated because their awful performance is still better than Nottingham Forrest. If big teams like Chelsea can relegated, it will be a remarkable story since there are no big teams relegated til now.

I'm excited to see Chelsea will meet Manchester City in the next four days, probably upset would happen? considering both Chelsea and Manchester City has a similar result in their last five matches.

[giammangiato]

Team	..W ..	.. D ..	.. L..	Point
Manchester City	22	7	3	73
Arsenal	22	5	5	71
Liverpool	21	8	3	71
Aston Villa	19	6	8	63
Tottenham Hotspur	18	6	8	60
Newcastle United	15	5	12	50
Manchester United	15	5	12	50
West Ham United	13	9	11	48
Chelsea	12	8	10	44
Brighton and Hove Albion	11	11	10	44
Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	7	13	43
Fulham	12	6	15	42
Bournemouth	11	9	12	42
Crystal Palace	8	9	15	33
Brentford	8	8	17	32
Everton *	9	8	14	27
Nottingham Forest **	7	9	17	26
Luton Town	6	7	20	25
Burnley	4	8	21	20
Sheffield United	3	7	22	16

uh uh this season the Premier League is a war for the first place

[masulum]

In essence, perhaps Chelsea's decision not to fire Mauricio Pochettino and choose to retain Mauricio Pochettino, might be the right choice. Because, of course, Chelsea knows more about the situation and developments that can occur over time. So, while fans may not really agree when Chelsea chose to keep Mauricio Pochettino in the previous bad moments, the reality is that over time Mauricio Pochettino has managed to produce good results for Chelsea too. Because of the improvements that have occurred, of course there will be great hopes for Mauricio Pochettino to really succeed in making Chelsea able to compete strongly and well in the top four next season.

I know, developing a team sometimes need longer time, but Chelsea current condition is different if compared to the Abramovic era. Abramovic has enough financial power to buy players and develop team in a short time. Meanwhile, the current management seems more capable of entrusting all the players' needs to the coach. If Pochettino succeeds in bringing Chelsea back to their best performance next season, maybe we are right that Chelsea focus is on developing the team. However, if management moving for a title, I think, Chelsea should recruit a new coach if Chelsea not able to compete at least for UCL qualification zone once again.

[Nheer]

Despite Palmer perform very well, I'm not happy to see his unsportsmanlike, he force himself to take penalty since it should be Madueke. Referee whispering when Madueke fell, not when Palmer fell. Palmer also pushed Jackson away, Chelsea need to give punishment to Palmer in order to control his ego, if not he will become Mbappe v2.0

He has been the penalty taker for the club so i don’t see how claiming his penalty right is unsportsmanlike, i blame Madueke and Jackson for their childish behavior trying to take the penalty from Palmer because he is already on an hattrick just so they can be on the scoresheet. Why didn’t they drag the penalty from Palmer in crucial moments like against Manchester United or in big games like against Arsenal, they don’t have the nerves to drag it in such situations so why drag the penalty from the boy in easy games.

I think Madueke and Jackson are just silly for not wanting Palmer to meet up to Haaland in goals when he is just a gaol away, other teammates would have gladly set up goals for him to score just to challenge for the golden boot but for all i think the coach has the largest share of blame here. When working with kids you tell them what to do and how you want them to play and not just let them do whatever they please. Madueke and Jackson really disappointed me yesterday and most fans will start hating them for that silly behavior because that’s just what sterling did and end up missing it.

Palmer proved himself by playing well and it proves how worthy he is of the penalty kicks and if Madueke and Jackson wants to prove themselves they shouldn’t be dragging penalties, they should be dragging the team to the top 4. Score goals and show up when it matters the most so that people will appreciate you and not cry over penalties.

[Oluwa-btc]

It is time over due for Chelsea to be performing the way they did in the match between them and everton, though i never expected much goal to come out come from that encounter but such is football, though the current form of Chelsea better compare to everton, when you look at Chelsea display yesterday, you will agree with me that they deserve the winning  they got in that match, they were always going for more, they created more chances and utilized them as well. In the aspect of Chelsea fluntuation in performance, that is normal.

So far Chelsea's losing record is better than Newcastle or Man United who are ranked above. Chelsea are on the move, they need everything to develop. The win over Everton with as many goals was enough to make them look good. But indeed in the last 5 matches Chelsea have never lost. Maybe they are in the stage of returning to being a team with good stability. But I was a little surprised when Chelsea got a penalty. There are at least 4 players scrambling to take it. Actually, this incident doesn't need to happen, this makes the players' relationship look not good. LOL.

Those players were fighting to take the penalty kick, because they see it as an easy means of scoring a goal and record their names in the goal list, but I was not happy with such behavior. The reason why is because, assuming Chelsea is losing or drawing the match, they will not ha e that gut to drag who will play the penalty, rather they will pipe low for Foden to play it.

Chelsea won a weak club yesterday doesn't mean that they are doing better than Newcastle and Manchester united, because nobody knows what will be their performance tomorrow, and on what position, they will end the league. I do not know why humans  especially Chelsea fans, after a once in a while victory, will come out and start boasting of the inconsistent Chelsea since last season till date.

Situations like this are not sexy and they tend to tear the dressing room, I wonder who captains the club currently, because there's no strong leadership to look up on.
Why fight over the penalty when the spot kick taker for every game didn't had over the ball to you. They should do better and they should also know that Cole Palmer's got his eyes for the highest goals scorer award. They should try to make sacrifices. Yes I understand that Madueke needs to score to boost his confidence.

Everton has been point deducted from time to time, I don't know if that has helped demoralized the but Everton is not too much of a bad team..
In between Pickford made blunders, I won't be surprised seeing him called up for the Euro's regardless of these blunders he makes. He is no different from Aaron Ramsdale. Embarrassing!!

[Gallar]

I was surprised when Liverpool and Arsenal lost their matches, respectively, in the Premier League, even when they were at home. I thought Arsenal had changed for good this season, but they want to still repeat what they did last season in the Premier League this season. It will be hard for Liverpool and Arsenal to top the Premier League table because Manchester City will not want to lose to any club in the league again.

Yes, I also don't understand why Arsenal and Liverpool can lose against teams ranked lower than them in the Premier League. Even though this match is very important for Arsenal and Liverpool. The reason is, as a result of both experiencing defeat, Arsenal and Liverpool are now paving the way for Manchester City to become champions again in the Premier League. So what can you do, now it's happened. So the steps that Arsenal and Liverpool must take now are just to maintain consistency in every match (they must always win), so that the point difference is not too far from Manchester City.

Apart from that, if you look at Liverpool's matches against Crystal Palace and Arsenal against Aston Villa. In that match, Liverpool and Arsenal actually both controlled the game very well. However, the mistake was that the Arsenal and Liverpool players were not able to take advantage of opportunities properly and then lost focus. So with this mistake, Arsenal and Liverpool failed to win. And what surprised me the most, Arsenal and Liverpool were not able to score a single goal against the opposing team. Even though Liverpool usually always scores goals in almost every match, so does Arsenal. However, in this match Liverpool and Arsenal appeared like weak teams.

But even so, this season is still not over. So the competition for the top seats in the Premier League will continue. And of course Arsenal or Liverpool still have potential to overtake Manchester City.

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Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion.

No, even Chelsea without Palmer, they won't be relegated because their awful performance is still better than Nottingham Forrest. If big teams like Chelsea can relegated, it will be a remarkable story since there are no big teams relegated til now.

I'm excited to see Chelsea will meet Manchester City in the next four days, probably upset would happen? considering both Chelsea and Manchester City has a similar result in their last five matches.

Yeah Chelsea won't get relegated but Chelsea will play worse without Cole Palmer, him being one of the top scorers now along with Haaland means he has a good record throughout the season with Chelsea, a team is not dependent on one player where Cole Palmer is on fire but the other players don't support then it's the same.

For me, disappointment might come to Chelsea, I'm not so sure Man City will be disappointed or lose, but with Chelsea recently winning a big score then maybe they can score even if they have to lose in the end.

Interestingly the points are getting closer to Newcastle and Man United.

[Gaza13]

I was surprised when Liverpool and Arsenal lost their matches, respectively, in the Premier League, even when they were at home. I thought Arsenal had changed for good this season, but they want to still repeat what they did last season in the Premier League this season. It will be hard for Liverpool and Arsenal to top the Premier League table because Manchester City will not want to lose to any club in the league again.

With a few more matches left, I think the opportunity will still be there for the two teams you mentioned above because they are not too far apart in points from the current top of the standings. Yes, this is a valuable lesson for them or improving themselves for the future. The three teams both showed their best game, how they can win not only locally but also show their strength in other leagues.

[topbitcoin]

I also had the same thought. Even though Chelsea currently has a ranking that is no better than Man United, but they have the potential to take 7th place from Man United because Chelsea has 1 match less than Man United and the difference in points between the two is only 3 points. In performance wise, I think Chelsea has had a better performance than Man United recently. In their last 8 matches, Chelsea have never lost and managed to collect 13 points. While Man United only managed to get 9 points because they only got 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats in their last 8 matches.

Even though Chelsea currently has the advantage of 1 remaining match that they have not played but that still does not necessarily mean it can be an advantage for them.
Currently Chelsea have just completed 31 weeks in the match and their points can still catch up with the club above them but for the remaining matches they have not played are also not easy matches because looking at the schedule that Chelsea will face at this time, for the remaining 7 matches now there are some pretty tough matches that could backfire for Chelsea themselves.
There are still Arsenal, Tottenham and Aston Villa that could be troublesome. In addition, some unexpected strengths in a match like West Ham and Brighton also still have to be beaten in this case so it is still quite difficult for Chelsea to get points even though at the moment they still have 1 match left compared to some clubs that are above them.

Now it depends on whether they can take advantage of that when facing strong opponents or not because sometimes for now Cheslea's problems do not come from big clubs but from unexpected clubs. 

[Palakka]

Yes, I also don't understand why Arsenal and Liverpool can lose against teams ranked lower than them in the Premier League. Even though this match is very important for Arsenal and Liverpool. The reason is, as a result of both experiencing defeat, Arsenal and Liverpool are now paving the way for Manchester City to become champions again in the Premier League. So what can you do, now it's happened. So the steps that Arsenal and Liverpool must take now are just to maintain consistency in every match (they must always win), so that the point difference is not too far from Manchester City.

Apart from that, if you look at Liverpool's matches against Crystal Palace and Arsenal against Aston Villa. In that match, Liverpool and Arsenal actually both controlled the game very well. However, the mistake was that the Arsenal and Liverpool players were not able to take advantage of opportunities properly and then lost focus. So with this mistake, Arsenal and Liverpool failed to win. And what surprised me the most, Arsenal and Liverpool were not able to score a single goal against the opposing team. Even though Liverpool usually always scores goals in almost every match, so does Arsenal. However, in this match Liverpool and Arsenal appeared like weak teams.

But even so, this season is still not over. So the competition for the top seats in the Premier League will continue. And of course Arsenal or Liverpool still have potential to overtake Manchester City.

Liverpool losing streak is certainly not expected by fans, after losing by a fairly large score in the Europa League of course many of us think Liverpool will rise in the Premier League match against Crystal Palace, but apparently they also have to lose important points in the match after Crystal Palace beat them, currently Liverpool have a difficult situation because indeed their chances of winning the Europa League and the English League are getting smaller after Defeats to Atlanta and Crystal Palace, but what I think is funniest is that Arsenal repeat their mistakes last season, namely failing to take advantage of the opportunities that exist to be top of the table after they also failed to beat Aston Villa, this season I think is like last season for Arsenal who always fail to take advantage of the defeat of their rivals or competitors in the race for the championship to be able to benefit.

Indeed, the competition will continue until the end of the season, especially since we still have 6 more games to play, so all possibilities can happen at the end of the season, but realistically of course Manchester City's chances of winning the Premier League again are greater than Arsenal and Liverpool who still have difficult matches in their remaining matches this season.

[onecall123]

Cole Palmer has been making a great efforts on Chelsea matches for a while now, there is no match he doesn't perform well, however all thanks to him on there last match against Everton because he score the first goal and was not up to 6 minutes he score the second goal and before the last minute he has already scored up to 4 goals, so actually the role he played on Chelsea is a remarkable one and his good performance has touched their coach that doesn't allow him to be on the bench.

Without Cole Palmer, Chelsea would had been fighting relegation battle with the teams in the bottom of the table, cole palmer is the reason Chelsea are almost close to breaking into the top part of the table and be in the European competition discussion. But Cole Palmer did something I did not like in yesterday game. He was already on three goals and having the match winning ball to take home, why did he still have to take the penalty that other players could have use to boost their confidence. Chelsea did not need that last goal to win the game and in spite of the penalty being missed, the game was already won and the Everton players did not have any more strength left in them to win the game. The penalty would had been given to another player that is struggling to lift his confidence, Jackson should have played it.

Absolutely, we can't deny his undeniable talent and contribution to step up his club. He's definitely a rising star in football. However, it might be premature to label him as the best just yet; let's wait and see how he performs next season. We've seen many hyped-up players struggle with consistency in the past, so I just hope he can maintain his form.
As for Palmer's decision to take the penalty, it's his role as the designated penalty taker. Even though he was already on a hat-trick, it's his responsibility to take any penalty, regardless of his goal tally. Converting penalties isn't an easy task, but Palmer makes it look effortless, so he deserves our respect.