Chelsea’s top scorer, Cole Palmer, was an absent surprise from the match team for his visit to Arsenal in the Premier League on March 16.
Blues director, Enzo Maresca, said Palmer had already undergone bad illness before Miss a penalty For the first time in his career while Chelsea won 1-0 at home against Leicester City a week earlier, but the 22-year-old was not to miss the trip to the Emirates stadium.
Maresca has developed a new issue to Palmer who assured that the Talisman was absent against arsenal And seems likely to exclude him from the matches of England during the international break.
Here is what we know about the potential return date of Palmer, the matches he could miss and what happened to the touch of the former Manchester City midfielder.
Cole Palmer is not in the @ChelseaFc Match team for the trip to Arsenal ❌
This is the first time that the Blues will have started a premier League match without palmer since April 2024, when they have lost 5-0 against Arsenal to the Emirates …#Arsche pic.twitter.com/4ohxb6nus3
– Premier League (@premierleague) March 16, 2025
What is Cole Palmer’s injury?
After revealing that Palmer had fought with diarrhea before facing Leicester, Maresca joked saying that Palmer was “not in the toilet” when he spoke before kick -off against Arsenal.
“As we know, last week [he had] A problem, ”Maresca told Sky Sports. “Unfortunately, [on Saturday] He had a very small problem.
“He was injured during the session; It was a very light session, which is why we think that it is nothing important. »»
How long will Palmer have been released and what games will he miss?
Maresca’s remarks suggest that it is unlikely that Palmer plays in qualification in the World Cup in England in March, welcoming Albania the 21st and Latvia three days later (7:45 pm GMT).
“We think he can be back with us after the international break,” said Maresca. “We have to wait, but the feeling is that it can be back after the international break.”
Cole Palmer has created the most chances (71) and the most expected assists (7.3) in the Premier League this season.
However, he is currently ranking 10th in the assistant prize list (6).
Chelsea should be more clinical. 💥 pic.twitter.com/qgk2f1fguz
– Football on TNT SPORTS (@footballontnt) March 15, 2025
Palmer has two goals in 11 international caps and was appointed in the manager of New England Thomas Tuchel’s first team Friday.
When will Cole Palmer play next for Chelsea?
Chelsea’s first game after the break is at home against Tottenham in the Premier League on April 3 (8 p.m.), followed by a trip to Brentford three days later (2 p.m.).
They won 4-3 at Spurs December 8 with the help of two Palmer penalties in 24 minutes in the second half, including a “panenka”.
