Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free-kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 English Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Goalkeeping errors at both ends, high defensive lines and speedy counter-attacks
contributed to a thrilling encounter with Brighton’s French forward Georginio Rutter putting the visitors ahead in the seventh minute before 22-year-old Palmer’s 11-minute hat-trick.

Carlos Baleba pulled a goal back for Brighton in the 32nd minute after a second error from former Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez, before Palmer made it four from a Jadon Sancho assist.

Palmer, who also hit the post in the first half, became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match and he should have added a fifth in the second half but put the ball wide with only keeper Bart Verbruggen to beat.

Erling Haaland was kept scoreless in a league game for the first time this season as Manchester City were held 1-1 by Newcastle to drop points for the second straight weekend.

Haaland barely got a chance at St James’ Park to add to his 10 goals from his first five games this campaign.

Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead but then struck twice in stoppage time to secure a 4-2 victory over Leicester City.