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Chelsea prime scorer Cole Palmer was a shock absentee from his aspect’s matchday squad for his or her go to to Arsenal within the Premier League on March 16.
Blues supervisor Enzo Maresca stated Palmer had suffered a nasty bout of sickness earlier than lacking a penalty for the primary time in his profession as Chelsea gained 1-0 at dwelling to Leicester Metropolis every week earlier, however the 22-year-old had not been anticipated to overlook the journey to the Emirates Stadium.
Maresca elaborated on a brand new concern for Palmer that ensured the talisman was absent in opposition to Arsenal and appears prone to rule him out of England’s fixtures in the course of the worldwide break.
Right here’s what we find out about Palmer’s potential return date, the matches he may miss and what occurred to sideline the previous Manchester Metropolis midfielder.
Cole Palmer isn’t within the @ChelseaFC matchday squad for the journey to Arsenal ❌
It’s the primary time the Blues will begin a Premier League match with out Palmer since April 2024, once they misplaced 5-0 to Arsenal on the Emirates…#ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/4Ohxb6Nus3
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 16, 2025
What’s Cole Palmer’s damage?
After revealing that Palmer had struggled with diarrhea earlier than going through Leicester, Maresca joked that Palmer was “not in the bathroom” when he spoke earlier than kick-off in opposition to Arsenal.
“As we all know, final week [he had] some drawback,” Maresca advised Sky Sports activities. “Sadly, [on Saturday] he had some very small drawback.
“He had an damage in the course of the session; it was a really mild session, which is why we predict it’s nothing essential.”
How lengthy will Palmer be out for and which video games will he miss?
Maresca’s remarks recommend it’s unlikely that Palmer will play in England’s World Cup qualifiers in March, internet hosting Albania on the twenty first and Latvia three days later (each 7.45pm GMT).
“We predict he may be again with us after the worldwide break,” Maresca stated. “We have to wait, however the feeling is that he may be again after the worldwide break.”
Cole Palmer has created essentially the most probabilities (71) and has essentially the most anticipated assists (7.3) within the Premier League this season.
Nonetheless, he at the moment ranks tenth within the help charts (6).
Chelsea have to be extra scientific. 💥 pic.twitter.com/qgK2F1fGuz
— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) March 15, 2025
Palmer has two objectives in 11 worldwide caps and was named in new England supervisor Thomas Tuchel’s first squad on Friday.
When will Cole Palmer subsequent play for Chelsea?
Chelsea’s first recreation after the break is at dwelling to Tottenham within the Premier League on April 3 (8pm), adopted by a visit to Brentford three days later (2pm).
They gained 4-3 at Spurs on December 8 with the assistance of two Palmer penalties inside 24 second-half minutes, considered one of which was a ‘Panenka’.
