Zola, 58, was among the crowd to watch his 22-year-old successor to the Blues' No 10 shirt produce another impressive display which Palmer capped by scoring the decisive second-half goal that left Chelsea on the cusp of the top four.
He has now scored 19 goals in his last 15 home league appearances.
But with Zola's celebrated seven-year stint at Stamford Bridge ending in 2003, Palmer said he was only familiar with the Italian playmaker through video games.
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