COLE PALMER has been left speechless after learning he has “musical royalty” in his family.
The Chelsea midfielder’s great-uncle scored a coveted No. 1 way back in 1974.
https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1894401985203638303
Cole Palmer was stunned to find out his great-uncle had a UK No. 1 hit single[/caption]
The 22-year-old was unable to pick out his uncle after being shown footage of Top of the Pops[/caption]
Palmer was taken on an unexpected trip down memory lane in an interview with TNT Sports.
The 22-year-old joined Kenny Allstar for a chat, with the host revealing the Palmer family has a storied musical history.
Bringing out a vinyl record, Allstar explained: “This record is from a band called Sweet Sensation.
“Your great uncle was in this band. They had a No.1 in the 1970s. This vinyl here went No. 1 here in the UK.”
A stunned Palmer replied: “I didn’t even know that.”
The England star was shown a clip of the band playing the hit Sad Sweet Dreamer on Top of the Pops.
His great uncle St. Clair Palmer was the lead singer – but Palmer couldn’t pick him out on screen.
He added: “He’s too young there I can’t recognise him!”
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS
“Obviously people in my family have talked about.
“But I’ve never listened to it or researched it.”
Palmer has enjoyed a meteoric rise since swapping Manchester City for Chelsea in the summer of 2023.
The England star headed to Stamford Bridge in a £42.5million transfer just under two years ago.
He has since become one of the Premier League’s most impressive young stars.
Chelsea player ratings vs Aston Villa
By Graham Hill
BLUES keeper Filip Jorgensen’s awful underarm howler saw Aston Villa come from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Prem.
Enzo Fernandez’s rapid opener inside nine minutes came from Pedro Neto’s stunning breeze past Ian Maatsen.
But the Blues soon fell apart after Man Utd loanee Marcus Rashford’s blistering introduction at half-time.
Rashford provided two assists for fellow January signing Marco Asensio to leave Chelsea in sixth with two Prem wins from nine games in 2025.
FILIP JORGENSEN – 4
Horrible error for Villa’s late winner as Asensio’s shot squirmed under his body and through his gloves- ironically he had made a crucial save before that.
MALO GUSTO – 6
Failed to get a decent touch on Cash’s ball – and that led to Villa’s second half equaliser. Struggled to deal with Rashford’s presence.
TREVOH CHALOBAH – 3
The defender suffered a huge blow as he had to come off after just six minutes clutching his ribs following a challenge from Asensio.
LEVI COLWILL – 6
Found himself with a new central defensive partner early in the game and looked uncertain at times.
MARC CUCURELLA – 6
Defending Chelsea’s left flank was not as troublesome as the right hand side, and the Spaniard looked stylish as Villa applied more pressure.
REECE JAMES – 6
Stepped in for the injured Noni Madueke and took the captain’s armband, had a good battle with Cash.
ENZO FERNANDEZ – 6
Right place, right time to open the scoring, a real threat early on, took a booking for the team, lucky to escape a second.
MOISES CAICEDO – 7
Provided a strong presence in midfield, spotted danger early and halted a number of Villa raids.
His second-half ball should have provided Chelsea with their winner.
COLE PALMER – 6
Largely quiet game but wasted his chance to win the game when he collected a Caicedo through ball – but stumbled – that allowed Konsa to clear the shot
PEDRO NETO – 7
Great work for the opening goal when he left Maatsen standing before crossing to find Fernandez.
CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU- 5
Hugged the left touchline, should have been involved more, not as much of a threat as Neto, subbed with 14 minutes to go.
SUBS
TOSIN ADARABIOYO: (for Chalobah, 6mins) – 6
Needed some time to fit in at the back after Chalobah’s injury.
JADON SANCHO: (for Nkunku, 76mins) – 5
Did little to affect the game after coming on for an ineffective Nkunku.
Palmer recorded 27 goals and 15 assists in 48 appearances during his debut season in West London.
It saw him given a lucrative contract extension last August.
Palmer received a huge boost to his previous £60,000-a-week wage.
And he signed on to remain with Chelsea until 2033.
