Chelsea 3-0 Paris Saint-Germain: Palmer at the double in Club World Cup final

Cole Palmer scored twice and provided an assist as Chelsea claimed a stunning 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium.

Luis Enrique's PSG were looking to add the world title to their Champions League, Ligue 1 and Coupe de France treble, but they were blown away in a remarkable first half.

Two near-identical Palmer finishes found the far corner inside the first 30 minutes, then his pass released Joao Pedro to make it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time.

Robert Sanchez was forced into several saves after the break, but PSG were unable to find a way through and finished a bad-tempered contest with 10 men, with Joao Neves dismissed for pulling Marc Cucurella's hair.

Chelsea started brightly and thought they had an eighth-minute opener when Joao Pedro's clever backheel teed up a Palmer curler from the edge of the area. However, his shot curled past the top-left corner and struck the stanchion behind the goal.

Only a brilliant Cucurella interception stopped Desire Doue from finding Fabian Ruiz for a tap-in, and the young forward was thwarted by Sanchez from PSG's next attack.

Palmer's first goal arrived in the 22nd minute. Malo Gusto's shot was blocked by Lucas Beraldo, but he seized on the loose ball to find Palmer, who picked out the bottom-left corner.

The England international got his second from a similar position on the half-hour mark, having dropped Beraldo to the ground with a terrific dummy, then he turned provider for Joao Pedro, with the Brazilian dinking over Gianluigi Donnarumma.

A glitzy half-time show featured appearances from US president Donald Trump and Coldplay, but there was no paradise to be found for PSG after the restart.

Sanchez brilliantly clawed Ousmane Dembele's close-range effort away, then the Spaniard dived to the opposite corner to push Vitinha's 30-yard curler past the post.

Chelsea substitute Liam Delap missed two opportunities to add a fourth goal, but PSG's woes were compounded five minutes from time, when referee Alireza Faghani dismissed Neves following a VAR review.

The final whistle saw tempers flare, with Luis Enrique appearing to hit Joao Pedro in the throat before Donnarumma shoved Chelsea's Brazilian forward to the ground.

Data Debrief: Palmer at the double

A flashy final began with Robbie Williams taking the field to perform FIFA's first 'official anthem'. But after kick-off, Palmer was the one entertaining the New Jersey crowd.

He became just the second Chelsea player to record three goal involvements in a major final since 2013-14, with Eden Hazard also managing two goals and one assist in the 2019 Europa League final, versus Arsenal.

Palmer also became just the third Chelsea player to net twice in a final this century, with Didier Drogba also doing so in the 2007 EFL Cup final, also against Arsenal.

Palmer is also just the third player to net multiple goals against PSG in a final, after Michel Platini (for Saint-Etienne in the 1982 Coupe de France) and Alessandro Del Piero (for Juventus in the second leg of the UEFA Super Cup in 1997).