Wolves had actually made a promising start to the contest. However, after Matt Doherty conceded a cheap penalty for a foul on Joao Pedro, which Palmer coolly converted, there was only ever going to be one winner at Molineux.

The Blues took full control and after several chances were created and not taken, another foul on Joao Pedro inside the Wolves' penalty area resulted in another confident finish from 12 yards by Palmer.

His third of the afternoon followed soon after, with the England international roofing his finish after a neat cutback from Marc Cucurella.

In the process, Palmer became the only player in Premier League history to score three first-half hat-tricks and the Chelsea player with the most hat-tricks in the Premier League era.

After the interval, the Blues largely managed the game well, although Wolves did grab a goal through Tolu Arokodare.

It didn't impact the final result, though, as the Blues secured a fourth consecutive Premier League win under Liam Rosenior.

As always, we have picked out our favourite images for the game, which you can view below. Enjoy!