Cole Palmer embarrasses Bournemouth goalkeeper with OUTRAGEOUS piece of skill as he reaches Premier League landmark with opening Chelsea goal against the Cherries

Cole Palmer reached a Premier League landmark by producing a stunning finish to give Chelsea the lead against Bournemouth on Tuesday night.

The Blues have failed to win any of their last four league matches, but made a fast start at Stamford Bridge as Palmer was played through on goal by Nicolas Jackson.

Palmer had timed his run to perfection but still had Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers to beat.

There was no sense of panic from Palmer as he faked to shot but did not even touch the ball. Travers fell for it hook, line and sinker and went to ground, leaving Palmer to tap into the unguarded side of the net.

It was an incredibly cool finish from the 22-year-old, who celebrated with his usual ‘shivering’ motion.

It was also a special moment for him from an individual perspective as he moved to 20 Premier League goal contributions (14 goals, six assists) for the season. 

It was a typically cool finish from Palmer who moved to 20 goal contributions for the season

Palmer also achieved that feat last season, and he has become the first Chelsea player to reach 20 goal contributions in back-to-back seasons since Eden Hazard.

Hazard managed it in three consecutive campaigns (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15).

Chelsea held their advantage until the early stages of the second half, but were pegged back shortly after half time.

Bournemouth were awarded a penalty when Antoine Semenyo was brought down by Moises Caicedo, and Justin Kluivert stepped up to bring the Cherries level. 

Semenyo then fired Bournemouth in front with a fierce strike that beat Robert Sanchez at his near post, but Reece James rescued a point for Chelsea with an injury-time free-kick.