Chelsea fans love Palmer's eavesdropping

Many Chelsea fans supported Cole Palmer's eavesdropping when Man City players were discussing a free kick at the end of the 4-4 draw in round 12 of the Premier League.

In the 90+7 minute of the match on November 12, after Raheem Sterling fouled Phil Foden, the referee awarded Man City a direct free kick. While Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias were huddled together to discuss a solution, Cole Palmer approached to eavesdrop. Erling Haaland immediately discovered his former teammate's trick. He pulled Palmer away from the group of Man City players, then laughed and pushed him away. Walker then took the free kick, but the ball went wide. In the 90+11 minute, the referee ended the draw between Chelsea and Man City.

"The whole match, I enjoyed the reaction between Haaland and Palmer the most," a Chelsea fan wrote on social network X.

Palmer stood in to eavesdrop on Man City's penalty plan.

Haaland pushed Palmer away from the Man City players, in the 4-4 draw with Chelsea in round 12 of the Premier League on the evening of November 12, at Stamford Bridge. Photo: BT Sport — Haaland pushed Palmer away from the Man City players, in the 4-4 draw with Chelsea in round 12 of the Premier League on the evening of November 12, at Stamford Bridge. Photo: *BT Sport*

Another fan insisted that Palmer wasn't joking when he approached the Man City players, but was actually eavesdropping to find a way to deal with it. "Palmer just tried to eavesdrop on the Man City conversation, but Haaland pushed him away," one fan wrote.

Two minutes before Sterling fouled Foden, Palmer scored a penalty to tie the game at 4-4 for Chelsea. Before that, in the 23rd minute, the 21-year-old English player even received a yellow card for breaking the penalty spot right before Haaland took the penalty.

Palmer came through the Man City academy. He played 41 games for the Man City first team and scored six goals. However, in the summer of 2023, the 21-year-old decided to move to Chelsea to get more playing time. After joining for $50 million, Palmer played 11 games and scored four goals for his new club.

At the beginning of the match on the evening of November 12, Man City got into the rhythm better. In the 25th minute, Haaland kicked a penalty to open the scoring for the away team. However, Chelsea proved that their trust in coach Mauricio Pochettino was well-founded. In the 29th and 37th minutes, Thiago Silva headed the ball and Sterling tapped the ball to help the home team reverse the situation.

After Chelsea's two goals, the match became a chase. In the 45+1 and 47th minutes, Manuel Akanji headed the equalizer and Haaland tapped the ball in to give Man City a 3-2 lead. In the 67th minute, Nicolas Jackson scored the rebound to level the score at 3-3 for the home team. After Rodri's long-range shot changed direction to make it 4-3 in the 86th minute, Man City fans thought they were about to win three points. However, in the 90+5 minute, Palmer scored the equalizer from a penalty kick.

Man City remain top of the Premier League, with 28 points from 12 games, but are just one point ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal. Chelsea, meanwhile, are 10th with 16 points. In their four games against the top four this season, Pochettino's side have drawn 1-1 with Liverpool, 2-2 with Arsenal, 4-4 with Man City and beaten Tottenham 4-1.

Thanh Quy (according to X, Sun )

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