Cole Palmer received high praise from his teammate Reece James after Chelsea's thrilling 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest.
Palmer played a crucial role by assisting Mykhailo Mudryk's early goal. Despite Forest taking the lead with Willy Boly's goal and Callum Hudson-Odoi's second-half strike, Chelsea managed to get a remarkable comeback.
Cole's assist in this game brings his total direct contributions to 31 goals in the Premier League this season, making him tied for the most in the division with Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins
After the game, Reece James said: "Cole Palmer is one of the best in the world, I think personally. At [Manchester] City he didn't play as much as he would like but he has come here and taken the chance with both hands."
Palmer who stood next to James during these comments, said: "I wouldn't go that far! But it's nice to hear. It's all new to me. This is my first season playing properly in the league. It was a very important win and now we focus on the next one."
Palmer joins an elite group as only the fourth player in Premier League history to notch up 20 or more goals and dish out 10 or more assists in his debut season for a club.
He shares this distinguished honour with Andrew Cole, who achieved it with Newcastle United in 1993-94, Jurgen Klinsmann, who did it with Tottenham in 1994-95 and Mohamed Salah in the 2017-18 season with Liverpool.
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