COLE PALMER has been near speechless aft learning helium has “musical royalty” successful his family.
The Chelsea midfielder’s great-uncle scored a coveted No. 1 mode backmost successful 1974.
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X / footballontntPalmer was taken connected an unexpected travel down representation lane successful an interrogation with TNT Sports.
The 22-year-old joined Kenny Allstar for a chat, with the big revealing the Palmer household has a storied philharmonic history.
Bringing retired a vinyl record, Allstar explained: “This grounds is from a set called Sweet Sensation.
“Your large uncle was successful this band. They had a No.1 successful the 1970s. This vinyl present went No. 1 present successful the UK.”
A stunned Palmer replied: “I didn’t adjacent cognize that.”
The England prima was shown a clip of the set playing the deed Sad Sweet Dreamer connected Top of the Pops.
His large uncle St. Clair Palmer was the pb vocalist – but Palmer couldn’t prime him retired connected screen.
He added: “He’s excessively young determination I can’t recognise him!”
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“Obviously radical successful my household person talked about.
“But I’ve ne'er listened to it oregon researched it.”
Palmer has enjoyed a meteoric rise since swapping Manchester City for Chelsea successful the summertime of 2023.
The England prima headed to Stamford Bridge in a £42.5million transfer conscionable nether 2 years ago.
He has since go 1 of the Premier League’s astir awesome young stars.
Chelsea subordinate ratings vs Aston Villa
By Graham Hill
BLUES keeper Filip Jorgensen’s atrocious underarm howler saw Aston Villa travel from down to bushed Chelsea 2-1 successful the Prem.
Enzo Fernandez’s accelerated opener wrong 9 minutes came from Pedro Neto’s stunning breeze past Ian Maatsen.
But the Blues soon fell isolated aft Man Utd loanee Marcus Rashford’s blistering instauration astatine half-time.
Rashford provided 2 assists for chap January signing Marco Asensio to permission Chelsea successful sixth with 2 Prem wins from 9 games successful 2025.
FILIP JORGENSEN – 4
Horrible mistake for Villa’s precocious victor arsenic Asensio’s changeable squirmed nether his assemblage and done his gloves- ironically helium had made a important prevention earlier that.
MALO GUSTO – 6
Failed to get a decent interaction connected Cash’s shot – and that led to Villa’s 2nd fractional equaliser. Struggled to woody with Rashford’s presence.
TREVOH CHALOBAH – 3
The defender suffered a immense stroke arsenic helium had to travel disconnected aft conscionable six minutes clutching his ribs pursuing a situation from Asensio.
LEVI COLWILL – 6
Found himself with a caller cardinal antiaircraft spouse aboriginal successful the crippled and looked uncertain astatine times.
MARC CUCURELLA – 6
Defending Chelsea’s near flank was not arsenic troublesome arsenic the close manus side, and the Spaniard looked stylish arsenic Villa applied much pressure.
REECE JAMES – 6
Stepped successful for the injured Noni Madueke and took the captain’s armband, had a bully conflict with Cash.
ENZO FERNANDEZ – 6
Right place, close clip to unfastened the scoring, a existent menace aboriginal on, took a booking for the team, fortunate to flight a second.
MOISES CAICEDO – 7
Provided a beardown beingness successful midfield, spotted information aboriginal and halted a fig of Villa raids.
His second-half shot should person provided Chelsea with their winner.
COLE PALMER – 6
Largely quiescent crippled but wasted his accidental to triumph the crippled erstwhile helium collected a Caicedo done shot – but stumbled – that allowed Konsa to wide the shot
PEDRO NETO – 7
Great enactment for the opening extremity erstwhile helium near Maatsen lasting earlier crossing to find Fernandez.
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU- 5
Hugged the near touchline, should person been progressive more, not arsenic overmuch of a menace arsenic Neto, subbed with 14 minutes to go.
SUBS
TOSIN ADARABIOYO: (for Chalobah, 6mins) – 6
Needed immoderate clip to acceptable successful astatine the backmost aft Chalobah’s injury.
JADON SANCHO: (for Nkunku, 76mins) – 5
Did small to impact the crippled aft coming connected for an ineffective Nkunku.
Palmer recorded 27 goals and 15 assists successful 48 appearances during his debut play successful West London.
It saw him fixed a lucrative declaration extension past August.
Palmer received a immense boost to his erstwhile £60,000-a-week wage.
And helium signed connected to stay with Chelsea until 2033.
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