Chelsea star Cole Palmer is aiming to lead the Blues to a Premier League top four finish this season.

The England international has brought his superb form from 2023/24 into the current campaign as the talisman for Enzo Maresca’s team.

A goal and an assist in a routine 3-0 EPL win over Aston Villa brings his respective league tallies up to eight and six respectively so far in 2024/25.

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Villa sealed fourth place last season, as Unai Emery guided the club into the UEFA Champions League for the first time, and that is the target for Chelsea in the months ahead.

Maresca is currently plotting a path to glory in the Conference League, after Chelsea finished in seventh position last season, but Palmer is confident they can aim higher in 2025.

“It’s all down to the manager – the desire he puts into the sessions and what the players give back to him,” Palmer said at full-time.

“If we keep winning, I’m sure we will be near the top four. We are just trying to keep going and win plenty of games.”

Palmer will be hoping his positivity continues to rub off on his teammates ahead of a busy December of action across multiple competitions.

Up next for Chelsea is an EPL trip to Southampton on December 4, before a weekend clash at rivals Tottenham four days later.