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Chelsea's Palmer comes back to haunt Man City in thrilling 4-4 draw

Published:Sunday | November 12, 2023 | 2:06 PM
Chelsea's Cole Palmer scores on a penalty kick during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge stadium in London on November 12, 2023. -AP Photo/Ian Walton

(AP) — Former Manchester City player Cole Palmer scored a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Chelsea came back to draw 4-4 with the defending English Premier League football champions on Sunday.

Palmer left City for Chelsea in a deal worth around US$52 million in September and showed supreme composure to fire past Ederson in the dying stages of a thrilling match at Stamford Bridge.

Rodri had looked like securing a win for Pep Guardiola's team with a deflected effort with four minutes left of regulation time.

But referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot when Ruben Dias slid into substitute Armando Broja in the box. After a delay, Palmer swept his shot into the corner to stop City moving three points clear at the top.

Chelsea dented Tottenham's title ambitions with a wild 4-1 win against Ange Postecoglou's team on Monday and proved a challenge for City, too, by coming back from behind on three occasions.

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