Chelsea high scorer Cole Palmer failed to attain from a penalty for the primary time in his profession as Leicester Metropolis goalkeeper Mads Hermansen denied the England worldwide from the spot at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea seemed sure to go forward when Victor Kristiansen conceded a penalty for a Twentieth-minute foul on Jadon Sancho within the Premier League – just for Dane Hermansen to disclaim Palmer.
“It was a completely good save,” former Foxes and Blues goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer instructed BBC Radio 5 Reside. “He waits till the final second and spreads himself, full stretch to his left.
“Cole Palmer’s hit that with tempo – he’s gone for tempo, energy and route. He’s gone for energy over placement and the goalkeeper simply does so, so nicely. It’s a very good save.”
Cole Palmer thought he was going to attain his first objective since January 14th…
As an alternative he missed his first penalty ever for Chelsea 🙃 pic.twitter.com/IdsVzdOymm
— B/R Soccer (@brfootball) March 9, 2025
Cole Palmer misses penalty
The Chelsea Participant of the Season for 2023/24 has netted all 17 spot kicks he has been recorded as taking by statistics web site Transfermarkt.
9 of his 16 within the Premier League got here throughout his excellent first marketing campaign at Chelsea, and he added one for England in opposition to Bosnia and Herzegovina final June.
The previous Manchester Metropolis prospect has scored three penalties this season, first changing at residence to Brighton & Hove Albion in September earlier than bagging two in a single sport at Tottenham in December.
HUGE from Mads! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/bby0TXqjQG
— Leicester Metropolis (@LCFC) March 9, 2025
Chelsea vs Leicester
Leicester are 29 factors behind Chelsea within the desk however virtually scored shortly afterwards when Tosin Adarabioyo headed in opposition to his personal crossbar throughout a mix-up with goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
Palmer earned the nickname ‘Chilly’ for his skill to maintain his cool on his approach to scoring 27 instances in all competitions final season, however the 22-year-old entered the encounter on an eight-game run with no objective in all competitions.
“He’s on a foul run of type, by his requirements,” added Schwarzer. “The penalty was one among somebody with out enormous quantities of confidence.
“It wasn’t Cole Palmer’s greatest penalty however, any time a goalkeeper saves from the penalty spot like that, it goes down as an excellent save.”
Chelsea will transfer above Manchester Metropolis to fourth in the event that they keep away from defeat, whereas Leicester began six factors behind fourth-bottom Wolves.