{
  "id": 18082529,
  "title": "Cole Palmer third fastest to 50 Premier League goals for Chelsea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/cole-palmer-third-fastest-to-50-premier-league-goals-for-chelsea",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:45:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cole-palmer-third-fastest-50-064544333.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 24, 2026, Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrated a significant milestone by scoring his team's third goal in their Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage. This goal marked Palmer's 50th goal for Chelsea in the Premier League, placing him in the top three fastest to achieve this feat, only behind Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink and Diego Costa. However, Palmer edges out Didier Drogba, who needed 106 appearances to reach the same milestone. Palmer's accomplishment is particularly impressive given Drogba's history of big goals in crucial matches. As the eighth player in Chelsea's history to reach 50 goals in the Premier League, Palmer joins a select group that includes Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard, Gianfranco Zola, and Eidur Gudjohnsen. Moreover, Palmer is the 28th player to reach 50 goals in any domestic league competition for the club. With an impressive 59 goals in total for Chelsea across all competitions, Palmer already stands at 30th all-time, sharing the spot with Costa and Nicolas Anelka. As Palmer looks ahead to achieving his next 50 goals, he joins a select group of Chelsea players with this impressive feat.",
  "summary": "Writing himself into the history books already",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}